01 Jan 1973
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Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market
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01 Jan 1973
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West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
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01 Jan 1973
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Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted into the European Economic Community. |
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03 Jan 1973
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George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million
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05 Jan 1973
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Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
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05 Jan 1973
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Netherlands recognizes German DR
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06 Jan 1973
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"Schoolhouse Rock, " premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock
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07 Jan 1973
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"Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 14 performances
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07 Jan 1973
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British Darts Organisation founded in North London
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07 Jan 1973
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Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 vs. Pakistan Never again
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07 Jan 1973
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US Poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize
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07 Jan 1973
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WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
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07 Jan 1973
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Mark Essex fatally shoots ten people and wounds 13 others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers. |
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08 Jan 1973
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"Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 8 performances
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08 Jan 1973
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Secret peace talks between US and North Vietnam resumed near Paris
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08 Jan 1973
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USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing
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08 Jan 1973
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Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. |
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08 Jan 1973
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Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. |
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09 Jan 1973
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Luna 21 launched, to Moon
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10 Jan 1973
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Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die
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11 Jan 1973
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Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. |
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11 Jan 1973
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Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106
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11 Jan 1973
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Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC
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11 Jan 1973
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American League adopts designated hitter rule
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13 Jan 1973
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"Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 8 performances
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13 Jan 1973
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Efskind skates world record 1000m (1 17.6)
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13 Jan 1973
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"Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 8 performances
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in LA
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14 Jan 1973
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Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. |
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl VII Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in Los Angeles; Super Bowl MVP Jake Scott, Miami, Safety
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14 Jan 1973
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Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minutes on BBC TV
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14 Jan 1973
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Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted for drugs in California
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15 Jan 1973
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Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. |
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15 Jan 1973
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President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam
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15 Jan 1973
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Pope Paul VI has an audience with Golda Meir at Vatican
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15 Jan 1973
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Gene Shalit joins the Today Show panel
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15 Jan 1973
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4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court
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16 Jan 1973
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NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza"
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16 Jan 1973
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NBC presents 440th & final showing of "Bonanza"
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16 Jan 1973
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USSR's Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of the Moon
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17 Jan 1973
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City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
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17 Jan 1973
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New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life
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18 Jan 1973
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John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on BBC
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18 Jan 1973
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Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
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18 Jan 1973
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Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak
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21 Jan 1973
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Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"
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21 Jan 1973
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3rd NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 33-28
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22 Jan 1973
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US, North and South Vietnam and Vietcong sign boundary accord
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22 Jan 1973
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A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. |
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22 Jan 1973
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The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission. |
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22 Jan 1973
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The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. |
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22 Jan 1973
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George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
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22 Jan 1973
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Roe vs Wade US Supreme Court legalizes some abortions
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23 Jan 1973
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A volcanic eruption devastates Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar chain of islands off the south coast of Iceland. |
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23 Jan 1973
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United States President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. |
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23 Jan 1973
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Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 years
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23 Jan 1973
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Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims
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23 Jan 1973
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President Nixon announces an accord has been reach to end the Vietnam War
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23 Jan 1973
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23rd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 104-84 at Chicago
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24 Jan 1973
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Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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26 Jan 1973
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Belgium government of Leburton forms
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27 Jan 1973
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
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27 Jan 1973
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The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. |
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27 Jan 1973
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UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
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27 Jan 1973
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US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & military draft
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27 Jan 1973
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win)
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27 Jan 1973
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
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27 Jan 1973
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William Rogers & Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty
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28 Jan 1973
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"Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
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28 Jan 1973
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Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game vs. Montreal
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28 Jan 1973
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Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
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28 Jan 1973
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"Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
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28 Jan 1973
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Mickey Welch, George Kelly & Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame
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30 Jan 1973
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1st Kiss concert (Queens NY)
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30 Jan 1973
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Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all counts
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30 Jan 1973
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26th NHL All-Star Game East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers
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30 Jan 1973
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KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens NY)
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01 Feb 1973
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Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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02 Feb 1973
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"Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV
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02 Feb 1973
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James R Schlesinger, becomes 9th Director of CIA (until July)
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02 Feb 1973
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Richath Helms, ends term as 8th Director of CIA
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03 Feb 1973
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President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law
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04 Feb 1973
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"No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 861 performances
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04 Feb 1973
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Islanders and Sabres had a penalty free game
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04 Feb 1973
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Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 seconds)
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05 Feb 1973
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Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuted
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05 Feb 1973
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Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War
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05 Feb 1973
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Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders
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06 Feb 1973
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"Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 31 performances
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06 Feb 1973
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40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution
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06 Feb 1973
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6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah
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06 Feb 1973
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Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
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07 Feb 1973
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1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
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07 Feb 1973
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Senate createse Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
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08 Feb 1973
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Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches, " premieres in New York City
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08 Feb 1973
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Mushtaq and Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for 4th wicket vs. New Zealand
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08 Feb 1973
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Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal
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10 Feb 1973
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83m wide gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die
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10 Feb 1973
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2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
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10 Feb 1973
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83 meter wide gas tank on Staten Island NY explodes, crushing 40
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10 Feb 1973
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Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 vs New Zealand Dunedin
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11 Feb 1973
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1st sub 17-min 1,500m female free style swim (Shane Gould 16m56.9s)
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11 Feb 1973
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Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. |
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11 Feb 1973
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1st sub 17-minute 1,500 meter female freestyle swim (Shane Gould 16 minutes 56.9 seconds)
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11 Feb 1973
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Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row
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11 Feb 1973
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1st one-day international for Pakistan & New Zealand
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11 Feb 1973
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic
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12 Feb 1973
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1st US POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippines
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13 Feb 1973
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Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola, " premieres in New York City
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13 Feb 1973
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US dollar devalues 10%
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15 Feb 1973
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Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak
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15 Feb 1973
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USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)
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16 Feb 1973
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West Indies vs Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers
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17 Feb 1973
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Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut vs Pakistan, his only Test Cricket
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18 Feb 1973
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54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington
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18 Feb 1973
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Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 meter indoor record 7 39.2
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18 Feb 1973
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
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20 Feb 1973
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10th time Islanders shut-out-4-0 vs Penguins
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21 Feb 1973
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Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108
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21 Feb 1973
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Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108. |
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21 Feb 1973
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Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
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22 Feb 1973
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US and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington DC
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22 Feb 1973
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Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices. |
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22 Feb 1973
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Israeli fighter planes shoot down a civilian Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 killing 108
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23 Feb 1973
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Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
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25 Feb 1973
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"Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 601 performances
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25 Feb 1973
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Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders
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25 Feb 1973
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Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music" premieres at Shubert Theater in New York NY for 601 performances
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26 Feb 1973
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Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m
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27 Feb 1973
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Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee
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27 Feb 1973
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White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract
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27 Feb 1973
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The American Indian Movement (AIM) occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. |
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27 Feb 1973
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Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-year contract with White Sox
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27 Feb 1973
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Pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius
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28 Feb 1973
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Suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders
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01 Mar 1973
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Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens
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01 Mar 1973
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Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race
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01 Mar 1973
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Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages. |
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02 Mar 1973
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"Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum
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03 Mar 1973
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"Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 31 performances
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03 Mar 1973
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White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000
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04 Mar 1973
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15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
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05 Mar 1973
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Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives
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06 Mar 1973
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In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 HRs & knocks in 7 RBIs)
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07 Mar 1973
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Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory
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10 Mar 1973
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BPAA US Open by Mike McGrath
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10 Mar 1973
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Morocco adopts constitution
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11 Mar 1973
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic
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13 Mar 1973
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"Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances
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13 Mar 1973
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Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St, New York City
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13 Mar 1973
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Syria adopts constitution
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14 Mar 1973
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Liam Cosgrave appointed president of Ireland
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17 Mar 1973
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War. |
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17 Mar 1973
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Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge
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17 Mar 1973
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St Patrick's Day marchers carry 14 coffins commemorating Bloody Sunday
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18 Mar 1973
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"Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 296 performances
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18 Mar 1973
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
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19 Mar 1973
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Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
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20 Mar 1973
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Roberto Clemente elected to hall of fame, 11 weeks after his death
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21 Mar 1973
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Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals
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23 Mar 1973
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After a 5
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23 Mar 1973
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Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in US
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24 Mar 1973
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Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles. |
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24 Mar 1973
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Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champion
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24 Mar 1973
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Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title
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24 Mar 1973
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Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
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24 Mar 1973
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San Francisco 49er president Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams
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25 Mar 1973
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27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season & Little Night Music win
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25 Mar 1973
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic
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25 Mar 1973
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Majid Khan & Mushtaq Mohammad both out for 99 in Test vs England
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26 Mar 1973
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Soap "Young and the Restless" premieres
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26 Mar 1973
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UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title
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26 Mar 1973
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35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; this is UCLA's 7th consecutive NCAA basketball title
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26 Mar 1973
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Soap opera "The Young and the Restless" premieres
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26 Mar 1973
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Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange
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27 Mar 1973
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45th Academy Awards - "Godfather, " Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians
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27 Mar 1973
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Dennis Amiss out for 99 vs Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
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27 Mar 1973
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Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession
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29 Mar 1973
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Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. |
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29 Mar 1973
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Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. |
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29 Mar 1973
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Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP
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29 Mar 1973
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Last US troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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30 Mar 1973
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Ellsworth Bunker resigns as US ambassador to South Vietnam
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31 Mar 1973
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Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs Islanders, on 60 shots
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31 Mar 1973
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Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
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01 Apr 1973
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Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic
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01 Apr 1973
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Japan allows its citizens to own gold
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01 Apr 1973
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John andYoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence
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01 Apr 1973
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Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India. |
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02 Apr 1973
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CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day
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02 Apr 1973
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ITT pleads guilty to asking CIA to affect Chilean President election
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02 Apr 1973
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The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia. |
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02 Apr 1973
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Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service. |
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03 Apr 1973
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Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, though it took ten years for the DynaTAC 8000X to become the first such phone to be commercially released. |
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04 Apr 1973
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A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming. |
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04 Apr 1973
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The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated. |
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05 Apr 1973
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NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19)
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05 Apr 1973
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Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter
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06 Apr 1973
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Harbor strike in Gent / Antwerp, Belgium
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06 Apr 1973
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Indies troops invade Sikkim
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06 Apr 1973
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Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn
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06 Apr 1973
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Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his #
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06 Apr 1973
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US launches Pioneer 11 to Jupiter and Saturn
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06 Apr 1973
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Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks
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06 Apr 1973
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The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter. |
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06 Apr 1973
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Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. |
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07 Apr 1973
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Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420
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09 Apr 1973
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Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam
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09 Apr 1973
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Otto Kerner, former Governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme
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10 Apr 1973
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BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143
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10 Apr 1973
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A British Vickers Vanguard turboprop aircraft crashes in a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104 people. |
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10 Apr 1973
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BEA Vanguard Turboprop flight to Basel Switzerland, crashes into wooded hillside during landing, killing 107 of 143
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10 Apr 1973
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Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Texas Rangers
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10 Apr 1973
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Pakistan suspends constitution
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12 Apr 1973
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France recognizes North Vietnam
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12 Apr 1973
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Sudan adopts constitution
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12 Apr 1973
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Swaziland suspends constitution
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14 Apr 1973
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Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal
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15 Apr 1973
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Walt Disney Story opens
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15 Apr 1973
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2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright
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17 Apr 1973
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George Lucas begins writing the treatment for The Star Wars. |
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17 Apr 1973
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2nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Hansen of CA in 3:05:59
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17 Apr 1973
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77th Boston Marathon won by Jon Anderson of Oregon in 2:16:03
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19 Apr 1973
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Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"
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19 Apr 1973
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The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel. |
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19 Apr 1973
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George Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president
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20 Apr 1973
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Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit
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25 Apr 1973
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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26 Apr 1973
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"2 Gentlemen of Verona, " musical opens in London
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26 Apr 1973
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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27 Apr 1973
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Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
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29 Apr 1973
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Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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30 Apr 1973
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Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love"
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30 Apr 1973
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Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned. |
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30 Apr 1973
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Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al
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30 Apr 1973
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Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love"
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30 Apr 1973
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Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
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01 May 1973
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San Francisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7
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03 May 1973
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The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building. |
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04 May 1973
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1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS) - Valerie Perrine
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04 May 1973
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Patriarch Shenuda II of Kopitisch church visits the pope
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04 May 1973
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Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings
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04 May 1973
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Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in the UK
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05 May 1973
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99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4
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05 May 1973
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Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59 2/5, an as-yet unbeaten record. |
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06 May 1973
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1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1
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06 May 1973
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic
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08 May 1973
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Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender
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08 May 1973
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A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
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09 May 1973
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For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game
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10 May 1973
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
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10 May 1973
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27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
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10 May 1973
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9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4
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10 May 1973
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Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania
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10 May 1973
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Stanley Cup: Montr
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11 May 1973
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Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times dismissed. |
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11 May 1973
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Dutch Government of Uyl forms
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12 May 1973
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"Dueling Tubas" by Martin Mull hits #92
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12 May 1973
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6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
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13 May 1973
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"Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 49 performances
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13 May 1973
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
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13 May 1973
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Tennis hustler Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in a Mother's Day match in California
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14 May 1973
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Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. |
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14 May 1973
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Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London
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14 May 1973
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV
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14 May 1973
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Skylab launched, the 1st Space Station
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14 May 1973
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US Supreme court approves equal rights to females in military
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15 May 1973
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California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats Kansas City Royals, 3-0
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16 May 1973
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ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar
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16 May 1973
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AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki
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17 May 1973
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"Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 21 performances
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17 May 1973
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Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Love"
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17 May 1973
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US performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle, Colorado
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17 May 1973
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Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate. |
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17 May 1973
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Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green homerun during a 5-4 loss to the A's
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17 May 1973
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Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger homerun
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17 May 1973
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Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
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18 May 1973
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Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany
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18 May 1973
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WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill
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19 May 1973
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"Daisy" A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14
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19 May 1973
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"Smith" opens at Eden Theater NYC for 17 performances
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19 May 1973
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"Daisy" A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14
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19 May 1973
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99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4
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20 May 1973
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"2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 613 performances
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20 May 1973
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25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore win
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20 May 1973
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
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22 May 1973
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Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
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22 May 1973
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President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
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25 May 1973
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George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in the UK
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25 May 1973
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HNS Velos, while participating in a NATO exercise and in order to protest against the dictatorship in Greece, anchored at Fiumicino, Italy, refusing to return to Greece. |
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25 May 1973
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Argentine Peronist Hector C
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25 May 1973
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Borussia M
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25 May 1973
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George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK
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25 May 1973
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US launches 1st Skylab; crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz
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26 May 1973
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"Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15
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26 May 1973
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"Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31
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26 May 1973
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Bahrain adopts it's constitution
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26 May 1973
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Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1
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26 May 1973
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Tippett's 3rd Piano sonata, premieres
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27 May 1973
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Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6
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28 May 1973
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Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)
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29 May 1973
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Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. |
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29 May 1973
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Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records
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30 May 1973
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Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup
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31 May 1973
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The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War. |
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31 May 1973
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Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season
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01 Jun 1973
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Greek President Papadopoulos asks for "Parliamentary Presidential Republic"
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01 Jun 1973
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Paul McCartney andWings release "Live andLet Die"
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02 Jun 1973
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"Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 21 performances
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03 Jun 1973
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At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashes
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03 Jun 1973
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Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Sealy-Faberge Golf Classic
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03 Jun 1973
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Tupolev 144 crashes at Paris, 15 killed
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03 Jun 1973
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A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft. |
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04 Jun 1973
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43rd French Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beats C Evert (67 76 64)
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05 Jun 1973
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43rd French Mens Tennis: Ilse Nastase beats Nikki Pilic (63 63 60)
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07 Jun 1973
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Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
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08 Jun 1973
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Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed Premier of Spain
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09 Jun 1973
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105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24
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09 Jun 1973
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In horseracing, Secretariat wins the Triple Crown. |
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10 Jun 1973
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19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills
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10 Jun 1973
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NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit
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12 Jun 1973
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Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer
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13 Jun 1973
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Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8+ years (LA Dodgers)
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14 Jun 1973
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46th National Spelling Bee: Barrie Trinkle wins spelling vouchsafe
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15 Jun 1973
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"American Graffiti" opens in New York City
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15 Jun 1973
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"American Graffiti" opens in NYC
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16 Jun 1973
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Leonid I Brezhnev visit US
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17 Jun 1973
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1st du Maurier Golf Classic (La Canadienne): Jocelyne Bourassa
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17 Jun 1973
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73rd US Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Oakmont Country Club - Pennsylvania
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17 Jun 1973
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Russian party leader Brezhnev visits US
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18 Jun 1973
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NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants
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19 Jun 1973
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"Rocky Horror Picture Show, " stage production opens in London
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19 Jun 1973
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Pete Rose & Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000
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20 Jun 1973
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San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs
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20 Jun 1973
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Ezeiza massacre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured. |
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21 Jun 1973
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In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law. |
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22 Jun 1973
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Dutch High Council stops fluorine addition to drink water
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22 Jun 1973
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George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World"
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22 Jun 1973
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Skylab 2's astronauts land
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23 Jun 1973
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"Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 49 performances
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23 Jun 1973
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"Sugar" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 506 performances
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23 Jun 1973
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A fire at a house in Hull, England which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale. |
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23 Jun 1973
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Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched
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24 Jun 1973
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Marlene Raymond (15), limboes under a flaming bar at 6 1 / 8"
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24 Jun 1973
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Susie Berning wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open
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24 Jun 1973
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The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. |
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25 Jun 1973
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Russian party leader Brezhnev visits France
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25 Jun 1973
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John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee
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25 Jun 1973
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Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m
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26 Jun 1973
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London production of "Grease" premieres
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26 Jun 1973
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At Plesetsk Cosmodrome nine people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket. |
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27 Jun 1973
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event
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"Live & Let Die" premieres in US
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27 Jun 1973
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Uruguay suspends constitution
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27 Jun 1973
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The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship. |
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27 Jun 1973
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John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list"
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28 Jun 1973
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Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
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28 Jun 1973
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Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time. |
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28 Jun 1973
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Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule
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30 Jun 1973
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"Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour, " TV Variety; debut on ABC
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30 Jun 1973
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Biggest US tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton)
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30 Jun 1973
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Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-min solar eclipse
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01 Jul 1973
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"Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 711 performances
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01 Jul 1973
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1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
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01 Jul 1973
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event
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Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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02 Jul 1973
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event
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James R Schlesinger, ends term as 9th Director of CIA
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02 Jul 1973
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Nation Black Network begins operation on radio
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03 Jul 1973
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event
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Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses
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03 Jul 1973
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General Walters, serves as acting Director of CIA
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04 Jul 1973
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event
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CARICOM - Caribbean Community and Common Market, forms
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04 Jul 1973
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In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth"
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05 Jul 1973
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event
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"Live & Let Die, " James Bond film premieres
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05 Jul 1973
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Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps
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05 Jul 1973
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event
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Maj General Juvenal Habyarimana becomes President of Rwanda
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05 Jul 1973
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Rwanda military coup under General Major Habyalimana
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05 Jul 1973
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A BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) 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. |
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07 Jul 1973
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78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river (India)
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07 Jul 1973
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80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert (60 75)
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07 Jul 1973
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event
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87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli (61 98 63)
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07 Jul 1973
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event
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Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs. Oakland)
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07 Jul 1973
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event
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Shoelace Park in the Bronx named
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08 Jul 1973
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event
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Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker
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09 Jul 1973
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event
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9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel
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10 Jul 1973
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Bahamas declares Independence from the UK and adopts constitution
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10 Jul 1973
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The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
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10 Jul 1973
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National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on the recognition of Bangladesh. |
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10 Jul 1973
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John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy. |
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10 Jul 1973
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event
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Bahamas gain independence after 300 yrs of British rule (Nat'l Day)
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11 Jul 1973
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event
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Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed
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11 Jul 1973
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Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking on flights. |
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12 Jul 1973
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event
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A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. |
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13 Jul 1973
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Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon tapes" to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in. |
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13 Jul 1973
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event
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Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0
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14 Jul 1973
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event
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102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon
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14 Jul 1973
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event
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Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to the Everly Brothers
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15 Jul 1973
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event
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California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0
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15 Jul 1973
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event
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Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
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15 Jul 1973
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event
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Paul Getty III kidnapped
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15 Jul 1973
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Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide
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15 Jul 1973
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Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 HRs
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16 Jul 1973
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Watergate scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations. |
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16 Jul 1973
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event
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During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes
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17 Jul 1973
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Military coup in Afghanistan; King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees
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17 Jul 1973
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King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery. |
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19 Jul 1973
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event
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Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
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20 Jul 1973
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Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ
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21 Jul 1973
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France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific
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21 Jul 1973
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In the Lillehammer affair in Norway, Israeli Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. |
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21 Jul 1973
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Hank Aaron becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 700 HRs
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21 Jul 1973
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USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of the red planet
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22 Jul 1973
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event
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Sue Berning wins her 3rd US Golf Open championship
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23 Jul 1973
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President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation
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23 Jul 1973
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Qaboos bin Said Al Said, becomes Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman
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23 Jul 1973
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Ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die
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24 Jul 1973
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event
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44th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, KC
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24 Jul 1973
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All star MVP: Bobby Bonds (SF Giants)
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24 Jul 1973
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event
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NL beats AL 7-1 in 44th All Star Game (Royals Stadium, KC)
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24 Jul 1973
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event
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Sue Berning wins US golf open for 3rd time
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25 Jul 1973
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event
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Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched. |
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25 Jul 1973
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event
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George Harrison pays
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25 Jul 1973
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event
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USSR launches Mars 5
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26 Jul 1973
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event
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Peter Shaffers "Equus, " premieres in London
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27 Jul 1973
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event
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40th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Miami 14, All Stars 3 (54,103)
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27 Jul 1973
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event
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Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners
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28 Jul 1973
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event
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Skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott & Lousma) launched
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29 Jul 1973
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event
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$180,000 in Led Zeppelin receipts are robbed from New York Hilton
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29 Jul 1973
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Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi. |
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29 Jul 1973
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During the Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. |
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29 Jul 1973
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Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy
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30 Jul 1973
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event
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Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0
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30 Jul 1973
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event
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Texas Ranger Jim Bibby no-hits Oakland A's, 6-0
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31 Jul 1973
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event
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Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later
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31 Jul 1973
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event
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ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to the NY Nets
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31 Jul 1973
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event
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Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston,
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01 Aug 1973
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event
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H J Witteveen appointed as Director of IMF
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01 Aug 1973
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event
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Munson and Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park
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02 Aug 1973
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event
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George Brett gets his 1st hit
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02 Aug 1973
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event
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A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. |
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03 Aug 1973
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event
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Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park (Isle of Man, UK)
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05 Aug 1973
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Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55
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05 Aug 1973
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Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits SD Padres, 9-0
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05 Aug 1973
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event
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic
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05 Aug 1973
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USSR launches Mars 6
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06 Aug 1973
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Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame
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06 Aug 1973
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Stevie Wonder involved in car crash, goes into a 4 day coma
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08 Aug 1973
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VP Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign (Right!)
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08 Aug 1973
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Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. |
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09 Aug 1973
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Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings
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09 Aug 1973
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USSR launches Mars 7
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10 Aug 1973
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event
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1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St Station
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12 Aug 1973
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event
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55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury - Cleveland
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12 Aug 1973
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event
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Betty Burfeindt wins LPGA Child and Family Service Golf Opens
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12 Aug 1973
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event
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WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris
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14 Aug 1973
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event
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Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts
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14 Aug 1973
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US ends secret bombing of Cambodia
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14 Aug 1973
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The Pakistan Constitution of 1973 comes into effect. |
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14 Aug 1973
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event
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US bombs Cambodia
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15 Aug 1973
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Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends. |
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15 Aug 1973
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event
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Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens
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17 Aug 1973
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event
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Willie Mays hits 660th and last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati)
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17 Aug 1973
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event
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Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one
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18 Aug 1973
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event
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Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet
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18 Aug 1973
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Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record
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19 Aug 1973
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event
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Kris Kristofferson weds Rita Coolidge
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19 Aug 1973
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event
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA St. Paul Golf Open
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19 Aug 1973
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event
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Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years
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22 Aug 1973
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event
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Chilean parliament accuses President Allende violating laws
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22 Aug 1973
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event
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Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as Minister of Foreign Affairs
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23 Aug 1973
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event
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Intelsat communications satellite launched
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24 Aug 1973
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event
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John Adams and his drum - become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium
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25 Aug 1973
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event
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Butch Trucks drummer of Allman Brothers, breaks leg in a car crash
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25 Aug 1973
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event
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Guitarist Henry McCullough quits Wings
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25 Aug 1973
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Zambia adopts constitution
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26 Aug 1973
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event
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David Eisenhower writes his last sports column
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26 Aug 1973
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event
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
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26 Aug 1973
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event
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University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing
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26 Aug 1973
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event
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10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, CA, beating a field of 1,500 runners
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28 Aug 1973
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event
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"Monster Mash" goes gold
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28 Aug 1973
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"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold
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28 Aug 1973
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India and Pakistan sign POW accord
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28 Aug 1973
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event
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6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
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30 Aug 1973
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event
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Danny Seiwell quits Wings
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31 Aug 1973
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PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony
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31 Aug 1973
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event
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1st heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman)
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01 Sep 1973
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event
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74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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01 Sep 1973
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event
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George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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02 Sep 1973
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event
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Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
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02 Sep 1973
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event
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
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03 Sep 1973
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event
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General Walters, ends term as acting Director of CIA
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04 Sep 1973
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event
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William E Colby, becomes 10th Director of CIA
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05 Sep 1973
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event
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"Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 15 performances
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06 Sep 1973
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event
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New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed
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07 Sep 1973
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event
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Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion
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08 Sep 1973
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event
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87th US Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley (76 57 62)
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08 Sep 1973
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event
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Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers
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08 Sep 1973
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event
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Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)
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08 Sep 1973
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event
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Rebecca Ann King (Colo), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974
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09 Sep 1973
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event
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93rd US Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62)
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09 Sep 1973
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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10 Sep 1973
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event
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New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis
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10 Sep 1973
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event
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Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton
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11 Sep 1973
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A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990. |
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11 Sep 1973
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Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup
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12 Sep 1973
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event
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2 bettors win the largest US Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit)
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13 Sep 1973
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event
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Syrian / Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea
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13 Sep 1973
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event
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ABC announces it obtained TV rights for the 1976 Olympics
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13 Sep 1973
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event
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Congress passes & sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout
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14 Sep 1973
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event
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Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise
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14 Sep 1973
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event
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Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s
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14 Sep 1973
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event
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Pres Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout
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15 Sep 1973
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event
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"Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV
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15 Sep 1973
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event
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Dutch Guilder devalued 5%
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15 Sep 1973
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event
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"Star Trek-Animated" premiers on TV
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16 Sep 1973
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event
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"Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 15 performances
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16 Sep 1973
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open
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16 Sep 1973
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event
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Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13
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18 Sep 1973
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event
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German FR and German DR admitted to UN
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18 Sep 1973
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event
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The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. |
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park (Arlington Tx)
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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Pirate Radio Free America (off Cape May NJ) forms
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture. |
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington DC
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19 Sep 1973
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event
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Pirate Radio Free America (off Cape May NJ) goes on the air
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20 Sep 1973
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event
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Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. |
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20 Sep 1973
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event
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Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
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20 Sep 1973
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event
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Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season
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21 Sep 1973
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event
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Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
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21 Sep 1973
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event
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Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000
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21 Sep 1973
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event
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NY Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12
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22 Sep 1973
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event
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"Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
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22 Sep 1973
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event
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20th Ryder Cup: US, 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland
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22 Sep 1973
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event
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Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs. Milwaukee Brewers
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22 Sep 1973
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event
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"A Little Night Music" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway
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22 Sep 1973
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event
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Henry Kissinger, sworn in as America's 1st Jewish Secretary of State
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23 Sep 1973
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open
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23 Sep 1973
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event
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Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. |
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23 Sep 1973
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event
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Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power
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23 Sep 1973
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event
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Largest known prime, 2 ^ 132,049-1, is discovered
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24 Sep 1973
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event
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Guinea-Bissau declares independence
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24 Sep 1973
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event
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St. Louis Cardinals Jim Bakken sets NFL record kicking 7 field goals
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24 Sep 1973
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event
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Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. |
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24 Sep 1973
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event
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Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence
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25 Sep 1973
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event
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Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium
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25 Sep 1973
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event
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3-man crew of Skylab II make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days
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25 Sep 1973
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event
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Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium
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26 Sep 1973
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event
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Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time. |
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26 Sep 1973
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event
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Concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m
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26 Sep 1973
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event
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Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors
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27 Sep 1973
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event
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Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season
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27 Sep 1973
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event
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Nolan Ryan strikesout his 383rd batter of the year
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27 Sep 1973
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event
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Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days)
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28 Sep 1973
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event
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Palestinian Terrorists hijack Austrian train
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28 Sep 1973
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event
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The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile. |
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29 Sep 1973
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event
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"Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" by Looking Glass peaks at #33
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29 Sep 1973
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event
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Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs. Detroit)
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29 Sep 1973
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event
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Insurance ind announces auto racers get into more highway accidents
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29 Sep 1973
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event
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Soyuz 12 returns to Earth
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30 Sep 1973
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event
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4th NYC Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54
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30 Sep 1973
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event
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Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
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30 Sep 1973
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event
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Resigns as manager
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30 Sep 1973
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event
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cameron Park Golf Open
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30 Sep 1973
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event
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Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk
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01 Oct 1973
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event
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Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager
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01 Oct 1973
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event
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USSR-West Germany gas tunnel opens
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03 Oct 1973
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event
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Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader
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04 Oct 1973
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event
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Hans of Manens ballet "Adagio Hammerklavier" premieres in Amsterdam
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05 Oct 1973
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event
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Signature of the European Patent Convention. |
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06 Oct 1973
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event
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Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel
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06 Oct 1973
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event
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Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War. |
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07 Oct 1973
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event
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
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08 Oct 1973
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event
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Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece
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08 Oct 1973
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event
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Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed. |
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08 Oct 1973
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event
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Greek military junta of 1967–74: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. |
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09 Oct 1973
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event
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1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
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09 Oct 1973
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event
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Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
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09 Oct 1973
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event
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Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal
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09 Oct 1973
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event
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Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors
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10 Oct 1973
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event
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New York Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS
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10 Oct 1973
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event
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Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax. |
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10 Oct 1973
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event
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VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns
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11 Oct 1973
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event
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Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant
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12 Oct 1973
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event
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Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria
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12 Oct 1973
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event
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Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP
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13 Oct 1973
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event
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Jordan enters Yom Kippur war
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13 Oct 1973
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event
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Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol"
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14 Oct 1973
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event
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Egyptian tanks move further into Israel
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14 Oct 1973
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event
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic
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14 Oct 1973
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event
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In the Thammasat student uprising over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom military government, 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers. |
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15 Oct 1973
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event
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7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
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15 Oct 1973
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event
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Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed
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16 Oct 1973
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event
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Israeli tanks under General Sharon move through Suez Canal
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16 Oct 1973
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event
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Maynard Jackson elected 1st black Mayor of Atlanta
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16 Oct 1973
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event
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Monks Heng Yo and Heng Ju, start 1000 mile SF to Seattle pilgrimage
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16 Oct 1973
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event
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Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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16 Oct 1973
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event
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Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize
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17 Oct 1973
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event
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Arabs decrease oil production
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17 Oct 1973
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event
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OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria. |
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17 Oct 1973
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event
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5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins
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18 Oct 1973
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event
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"Raisin" opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 847 performances
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18 Oct 1973
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event
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Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin, " premieres in New York City
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18 Oct 1973
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event
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Nobel prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief
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18 Oct 1973
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event
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Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin
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19 Oct 1973
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event
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Ringo releases "Photograph"
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19 Oct 1973
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event
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President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes. |
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19 Oct 1973
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event
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Ringo releases "Photograph"
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz"
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Solicitor General Bork, AG Richardson and Deputy AG Ruckelshaus resigned
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from NYC to Scituate, Massachusetts
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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US President Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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"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 Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork. |
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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The Sydney Opera House opens. |
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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OPEC oil embargo begins
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Pres Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athlete of 1st
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty
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20 Oct 1973
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event
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Sat Night Massacre, Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox dismissed by Solicitor Gen Bork, AG Richardson & Deputy AG Ruckelshaus resigned
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21 Oct 1973
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic
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21 Oct 1973
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event
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John Paul Getty III's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8. |
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21 Oct 1973
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event
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Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. |
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21 Oct 1973
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event
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A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in 70th World Series
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22 Oct 1973
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event
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Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon
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22 Oct 1973
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event
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Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to the Yom Kippur War
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23 Oct 1973
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event
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Yankee GM and President Lee MacPhail named AL President
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23 Oct 1973
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event
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The Watergate scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations. |
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23 Oct 1973
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event
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A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria. |
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23 Oct 1973
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event
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Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica
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23 Oct 1973
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event
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UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
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24 Oct 1973
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event
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Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike
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24 Oct 1973
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event
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The Yom Kippur War ends. |
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24 Oct 1973
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event
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John Lennon sues US govt to admit the FBI is tapping his phone
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24 Oct 1973
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event
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Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus
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25 Oct 1973
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event
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Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris
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25 Oct 1973
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event
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San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
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25 Oct 1973
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event
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Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
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26 Oct 1973
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event
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Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army
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26 Oct 1973
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event
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President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal
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26 Oct 1973
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event
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Wings release "Helen Wheels"
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26 Oct 1973
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event
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Wings release "Helen Wheels"
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27 Oct 1973
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event
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A 1.4 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes in Cañon City, Colorado. |
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27 Oct 1973
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event
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1st time Islanders beat the Rangers-3-2
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27 Oct 1973
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event
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Alabama sets offensive record (828 yds), beats Virginia Tech 77-6
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28 Oct 1973
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event
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Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
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28 Oct 1973
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event
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Elmore Smith of the Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)
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30 Oct 1973
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event
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The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. |
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30 Oct 1973
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event
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Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award
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31 Oct 1973
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event
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Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award
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31 Oct 1973
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event
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Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard. |
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01 Nov 1973
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event
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"Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
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01 Nov 1973
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event
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Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor. |
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01 Nov 1973
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event
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The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu. |
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02 Nov 1973
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event
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"Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
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02 Nov 1973
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event
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OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms
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02 Nov 1973
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event
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India form a 'United Front' in the state of Tripura. |
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03 Nov 1973
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event
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Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault)
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03 Nov 1973
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event
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Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury
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03 Nov 1973
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event
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Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet. |
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04 Nov 1973
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event
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1000s commemorates former Premier Georgios Papandreou
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04 Nov 1973
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic
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04 Nov 1973
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event
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New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs. Buffalo Bills
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04 Nov 1973
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event
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The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. |
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05 Nov 1973
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BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
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06 Nov 1973
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"Man With the Golden Girl" begins shooting
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06 Nov 1973
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Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish Mayor of New York City
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06 Nov 1973
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Coleman Young elected Mayor of Detroit
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07 Nov 1973
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New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league
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07 Nov 1973
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US and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links
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08 Nov 1973
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Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai
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09 Nov 1973
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Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 and injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan)
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09 Nov 1973
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Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support
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09 Nov 1973
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Ringo releases "Ringo" album
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13 Nov 1973
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"Gigi" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 103 performances
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13 Nov 1973
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Oakland Athletics Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously
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14 Nov 1973
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"Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances
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14 Nov 1973
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Canada begins production of Olympic coins
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14 Nov 1973
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Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
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14 Nov 1973
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Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP Award unanimously
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14 Nov 1973
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Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Capt Mark Phillips
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15 Nov 1973
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Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war
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16 Nov 1973
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John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album
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16 Nov 1973
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John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album
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16 Nov 1973
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President Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline
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16 Nov 1973
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Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit
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17 Nov 1973
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Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed
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17 Nov 1973
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Teri Garr plays role of a stripper on "The Nurse"
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17 Nov 1973
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Teri Garr plays the role of a stripper on "The Nurse"
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17 Nov 1973
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President Nixon told AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook"
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18 Nov 1973
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Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests
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21 Nov 1973
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Pete Rose wins NL MVP
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24 Nov 1973
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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25 Nov 1973
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3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai
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25 Nov 1973
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61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18
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25 Nov 1973
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Maximum speed limit cut to 55 mph as an energy conservation measure
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25 Nov 1973
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Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
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26 Nov 1973
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Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18-minute gap in a key Watergate tape
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27 Nov 1973
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Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year
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27 Nov 1973
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Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387 to 35). |
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27 Nov 1973
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Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
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28 Nov 1973
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Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine
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28 Nov 1973
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Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year
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30 Nov 1973
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M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44
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01 Dec 1973
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Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea
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01 Dec 1973
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Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year
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01 Dec 1973
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Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic
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01 Dec 1973
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Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ
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01 Dec 1973
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Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia. |
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02 Dec 1973
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62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0)
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02 Dec 1973
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Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington DC opens
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02 Dec 1973
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US Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96
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03 Dec 1973
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Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) [Dec 4-GMT]
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03 Dec 1973
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Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. |
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04 Dec 1973
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Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter
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05 Dec 1973
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Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
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05 Dec 1973
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Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
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06 Dec 1973
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Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
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06 Dec 1973
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The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3.) |
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07 Dec 1973
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Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
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07 Dec 1973
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Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers
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07 Dec 1973
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Wings release "Band on the Run"
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08 Dec 1973
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"Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 296 performances
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08 Dec 1973
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39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB)
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09 Dec 1973
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"Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 65 performances
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09 Dec 1973
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Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in NY, to become WWF champ
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09 Dec 1973
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St. Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs. Atlanta Falcons
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09 Dec 1973
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Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland
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09 Dec 1973
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British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. |
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10 Dec 1973
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1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith & J Connors)
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11 Dec 1973
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NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises
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11 Dec 1973
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Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman
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11 Dec 1973
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NA Soccer League awards Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle & Vancouver franchises
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11 Dec 1973
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Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet
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11 Dec 1973
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West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czechoslovakia
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12 Dec 1973
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San Diego files anti-trust against National League (stopping Padres move to DC)
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12 Dec 1973
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Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 & $10 silver coins)
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13 Dec 1973
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World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit)
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13 Dec 1973
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MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya
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15 Dec 1973
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US Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill
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15 Dec 1973
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John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10. |
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15 Dec 1973
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The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II. |
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15 Dec 1973
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Golf Resort (The Disney Inn) opens
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15 Dec 1973
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Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year
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15 Dec 1973
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Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game
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15 Dec 1973
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American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness
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15 Dec 1973
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Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
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16 Dec 1973
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O J Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
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16 Dec 1973
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US kidnap victim Paul Getty III freed
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17 Dec 1973
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Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. |
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17 Dec 1973
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Arab terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait
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18 Dec 1973
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Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union. |
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18 Dec 1973
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The Islamic Development Bank is founded. |
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18 Dec 1973
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Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days
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18 Dec 1973
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Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by American League president
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19 Dec 1973
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"Molly" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 68 performances
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19 Dec 1973
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Grenada adopts constitution
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20 Dec 1973
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Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point
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20 Dec 1973
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The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid. |
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20 Dec 1973
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American League President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees
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20 Dec 1973
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Montr
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20 Dec 1973
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Dutch Antillean government of Evertsz forms
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21 Dec 1973
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Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US and the USSR meet in Geneva
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21 Dec 1973
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The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens. |
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23 Dec 1973
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"Young and the Restless" premieres on TV
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23 Dec 1973
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"The Young and the Restless" premieres on TV
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23 Dec 1973
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6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
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23 Dec 1973
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French Caravelle crashes in Morocco, 106 killed
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24 Dec 1973
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District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government. |
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24 Dec 1973
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Ferryboat capsized off coast of Ecuador, drowning 200
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25 Dec 1973
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Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 year cycle tour (799,405 miles)
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26 Dec 1973
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"Exorcist, " starring Linda Blair and rated X, premieres
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26 Dec 1973
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2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours
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26 Dec 1973
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Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
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26 Dec 1973
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"The Exorcist", starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres
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27 Dec 1973
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Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
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28 Dec 1973
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag"
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28 Dec 1973
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The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States. |
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28 Dec 1973
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Akron OH's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
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28 Dec 1973
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Comet Kohoutek at perihelion
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30 Dec 1973
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1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab)
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30 Dec 1973
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Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game
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30 Dec 1973
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Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game
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31 Dec 1973
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40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23
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31 Dec 1973
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61st Australian Men's Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61)
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31 Dec 1973
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Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year
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