Date: June 24, 1973
Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. Date: March 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation Barrel Roll Ends U.S. Bombing Campaign…
A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming. Date: April 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Israeli Jets Shoot Down Libyan Flight 114 Over Sinai, 108…
At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping. Date:…
Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people. Date: February 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Iberia DC-9 Mid-Air Collision Over Nantes Kills…
Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices. Date: February 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Tom Bradley Elected First…
Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched. Date: July 25, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973World Trade Center Twin Towers Dedicated in New York City, April 4, 1973Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad Sign CARICOM…