Date: May 8, 1973
Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1973Senate Confirms Gerald Ford…
Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork. Date: October 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20…
Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union. Date: December 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973MLB Owners Approve American…
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 1973NASA Launches Mariner 10 Toward Mercury -…
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…