Date: November 4, 1973
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Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories. Date: July 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 11 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More…
District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government. Date: December 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Germany Imposes Autobahn Speed Limit During…
The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Black September Storms Saudi…
The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. Date: January 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot…
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. Date: May 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day…
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard. Date: October 31, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 31 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Guinea-Bissau Declares Independence from…