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Events from the year 1973 in the United States. The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v.
- Wounded Knee
- United States -- Vice President Agnew Resigns
- USA -- Sears Tower
- United States -- Battle of The Sexes Tennis Match
- United States Mariner 10
- More News and Key Events from 1973
About 200 Oglala Lakota Native Americans and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) began their occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota during February of 1973. AIM, a militant civil rights organization, was created in the late 1960s with the intention of bringing attention to injustices faced by Native Americans. Wounded Knee was located...
Spiro Agnew, the Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon, resigned during October of 1973. Agnew had been dealing with charges of tax evasion and receiving bribes prior to his resignation. After he left office he pleaded no contest to the criminal charges and was fined and given probation. He was replaced by Gerald Ford, who, less t...
The Sears Tower is completed during May. The 108 floor 1,729 foot tall structure became the tallest building in the world, a title that it held for 25 years until the Petronas Towers in Malaysia were completed in 1998. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the building originally housed the Sears, Roebuck & Co. headquarters. It was designed by architect Br...
1. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs competed in “The Battle of the Sexes” exhibition tennis match during September of 1973. 2. 29-year-old King, who had already won 10 Grand Slam titles and was a pioneer in women’s tennis, went up against 55-year-old Riggs, who was at one point considered the best tennis player in the world, and defeated him handil...
NASA launches the Mariner 10 Mercury probe spacecraft. More Information for the Mariner 10 Spacecraft. The Mariner 10 spacecraft launched at the beginning of November in 1973. It had the mission of becoming the first probe to study the planet of Mercury. The Mariner 10 probe also became the first spacecraft to visit two planets during a single miss...
Car Plants Close Chrysler and other US car makers close a number of plants affecting 100,000 workers US Troops withdrawn from Vietnam US Troops withdrawn from Vietnamand U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace World Trade Center World Trade Centerin New York becomes the tallest building in the world King's Cross Bombing IRA b...
22 de ene. de 2022 · Jan. 22, 1973, was the day Henry Kissinger flew to Paris to end the Vietnam War for the United States. It was the day the Supreme Court issued its opinion on abortion rights in Roe v. Wade....
- James D. Robenalt
1973 was a momentous year in the US. President Nixon was sworn in for a second term, but a scandal was about to engulf his presidency. News of a break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate Complex in Washington DC hit the headlines in 1972, but Nixon's involvement in the break-in was unknown.
Feb 5 Funeral held for US Army Lt. Col. William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War Feb 5 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders Feb 6 40,000 civil servants demonstrate at Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands, against higher pension contribution
23 de jul. de 2015 · 1973. What Happened in 1973. Calendar. 1973. Jan uary. Feb ruary. Mar ch. Apr il. May. Jun e. Jul y. Aug ust. Sep tember. Oct ober. Nov ember. Dec ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Major Events. Jan 22 In a landmark decision the US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions (Roe v.
October 17 – An OPEC oil embargo against several countries supporting Israel triggers the 1973 energy crisis. October 20 The Saturday Night Massacre : U.S. President Richard Nixon orders Attorney General Elliot Richardson to dismiss Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox .
