Date: May 8, 1973
The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital. Date: November 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973National Personnel Records Center Sixth Floor Fire July 12,…
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 1973Secretariat…
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 1973Spiro Agnew Resigns After Tax Evasion Charges,…
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)…
U.S. president Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. Date: November 16, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Luis Carrero Blanco Assassinated by ETA…
In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. Date: July 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pentagon Papers Charges Dismissed for…