Vietnam War: Last U.S. Combat Soldiers Leave South Vietnam, March 29, 1973

The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building. Date: May 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Mark Essex Deadly New Orleans Hotel Shooting…

Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea. Date: January 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Secretariat Wins Kentucky Derby in Record 1:59.4, May…

The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel. Date: April 19, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Martin Cooper Makes First Handheld Mobile Phone Call April 3, 1973Aeroflot Flight…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Martin…

Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War. Date: October 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Netherlands First Car-Free Sunday During Oil Crisis, November 4, 1973Indian Airlines Flight…

The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Date: November 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Summer Jam at…