Yom Kippur War: Israel Loses 150+ Tanks in Failed Attack, October 8, 1973
Date: October 8, 1973
Date: October 8, 1973
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 1973Portuguese Socialist Party Founded in Bad Münstereifel, April…
The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. Date: February 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot Flight 109 Hijacking and Bombing Kills 82, May 18, 1973Aeroflot Flight…
An Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides in mid-air with a Spantax Convair 990 Coronado over Nantes, France, killing all 68 people aboard the DC-9, including music manager Michael Jeffery. Date: March 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
In his second shooting spree of the week, Mark Essex fatally shoots seven people and wounds five others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, before being shot to death by police officers. Date: January 7, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1973…
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed. Date: May 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Watergate: Butterfield Reveals Secret…
The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens. Date: December 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973JAT Airways Flight 769 Crashes in Maganik Mountains, September 11, 1973World Trade Center Twin Towers Dedication in…