Date: January 27, 1973
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 → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Tangier-Boukhalef Airport in Tangier, Morocco, killing 106. Date: December 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Draws 600,000 Rock Fans…
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. Date: May 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973George Foreman…
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Date: May 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Indian Airlines Flight 440 Crashes Near Palam Airport, 48 Killed, May 31, 1973Sunningdale Agreement Signed for…
The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973World Airways Flight 802 Crashes in Alaska, Killing Six – September 8,…
A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. Date: July 12, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Spiro Agnew Resigns After Tax Evasion Charges, October…