Papua New Guinea Gains Self-Government from Australia, December 1, 1973

Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. Date: April 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Ms 7.6 Luhuo Earthquake Devastates Sichuan, Kills…

In his second shooting spree of the week, Mark Essex fatally shoots seven people and wounds five others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, before being shot to death by police officers. Date: January 7, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1973…

A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pioneer 11 Spacecraft Launch April 6, 1973Summer Jam at Watkins…

A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Celtic Sea resulted in the Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman. Date: September 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Tom Bradley Elected First Black Mayor…

Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. Date: May 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Yom Kippur War: Israel Loses 150+ Tanks in Failed Attack, October 8, 1973Vietnam…

Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. Date: August 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Wounded Knee Standoff Ends, American Indian Movement Surrenders, May 8, 1973World…