Date: June 21, 1973
Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured. Date: June 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. Date: January 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Papua New Guinea Gains Self-Government from Australia,…
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign. Date: April 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Summer…
In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr.. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on…
Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation. Date: June 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Project Tiger Launched in…
British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. Date: December 9, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Ms…