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1973 News Events include Events include OPEC Oil Embargo, Roe v. Wade Decision, Secretariat Triple Crown, US Troops withdrawn from Vietnam, Sears Tower is completed, IRA Bombing on UK Mainland. ...
May 11, 2023 · Photos History. That 70’s Year: 1973. May 11, 2023 1:39 AM. Scenes of life in the U.S.A. in the year 1973, chronicled by photographers of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Project...
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- June 1: Paul McCartney and Wings Release ‘Live and Let Die’ Paul McCartney and Wings released the theme song for the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” a few weeks before the film’s premiere.
- June 1: Robert Wyatt Breaks His Spine Falling From Window. An inebriated Robert Wyatt of Soft Machine fell from a fourth-floor window during a party and broke his spine.
- June 4: Ronnie Lane Plays His Last Show With Faces. Ronnie Lane played his final show with Faces at the Edmonton Sundown in London. He went on to form his own band, Slim Chance, which achieved success with a couple of Top 40 hits in the U.K.
- June 9: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown. Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by a record-breaking 31 lengths, becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
- 1st January » Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Republic of Ireland known as Ireland are admitted into the European Economic Community.
- 8th January » Soviet Union e.g Soviet space mission 'Luna 21' is launched.
- 8th January » Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party (United States) called Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate complex e.g Watergate begins.
- 11th January » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
Aug 4, 2023 · A couple of the sporting world's most legendary events also happened: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by an astounding 31 lengths, claiming the first Triple Crown in 25 years, and Muhammad Ali ...
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In September, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs competed in “ The Battle of the Sexes ” exhibition tennis match. In October 1973, an OPEC oil embargo triggered an energy crisis as Americans queued in long gas lines. In November, NASA launched the Mariner 10 Mercury probe spacecraft.
Mar 16, 2023 · “Coffy,” “Cleopatra Jones,” “Black Caesar,” “The Mack,” “Gordon’s War,” “Ganja & Hess,” “Shaft in Africa,” “Scream Blacula Scream,” “The Slams,” “Detroit 9000,” “That Man Bolt,” “Black Mama White Mama,” “Blackenstein” and “Five on the Black Hand Side” were all made in 1973.
