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The 1970s
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1973
A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973. Fifty people were killed and …
A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
1973
U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 under President Richard Nixon. A member of the Republican Par…
U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League …
The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record
1973
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a…
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was known for his co…
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a…
1973
John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.
John Paul Getty III was the grandson of the American-born British oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnappe…
John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.
1973
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield…
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield…
1973
Due to an athletics scandal, the National Collegiate Athletic Association applied the death penalty to the basketball…
In 1973, the University of Southwestern Louisiana was penalized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for rules violations concerning the university's basketball p…
Due to an athletics scandal, the National Collegiate Athletic Association applied the death penalty to the basketball…
1973
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee selects the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize each year on behalf of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel's estate, based on instructions of Nobel's w…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger…
1973
At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc (pictured) began rapping during an extended break, laying…
Clive Campbell, better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is a pioneer of hip-hop music, where he along with others popularized it in the Bronx, Ne…
At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc (pictured) began rapping during an extended break, laying…
1973
Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their…
The Norrmalmstorg robbery was a bank robbery and hostage crisis that occurred at the Norrmalmstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973 and was the first crime in Sweden to …
Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their…
1973
A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history.
The Irish Sea is a 46,007 km2 (17,763 sq mi) body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Chann…
A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history.
1973
Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, in an internationally…
Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of …
Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, in an internationally…
1973
The Egyptian Armed Forces crossed the Suez Canal (pictured) to attack occupying Israeli forces at the Bar Lev Line in…
The Egyptian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces directs (a) Egyptian Army forces, (b) the Egyptian Navy, (c)…
The Egyptian Armed Forces crossed the Suez Canal (pictured) to attack occupying Israeli forces at the Bar Lev Line in…
1973
Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more…
Typhoon Nora, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Luming, is tied for the third-most intense tropical cyclone on record. Originating from an area of low pressure over the wes…
Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more…
1973
Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their…
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab sta…
Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their…
1973
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to…
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to…
1972
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo
John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apo…
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo
1972
In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91
The Sunshine Mine is located between the cities of Kellogg and Wallace in northern Idaho. It has been one of the world's largest and most profitable silver mines, having produced o…
In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91
1972
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the C
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Li…
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the C
1972
A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan
The Sennichi Department Store Building fire occurred in Sennichimae, Minami-ku, Osaka, Japan on May 13, 1972. The fire killed at least 118 people and injured another 78. It was the…
A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan
1972
The Ryukyu Islands, under U
The Ryukyu Islands , also known as the Nansei Islands or the Ryukyu Arc , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan. Administratively, they are …
The Ryukyu Islands, under U
1972
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard
Kharkiv International Airport is an airport located in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard
1972
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z was a flight from Singapore to Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific using a Convair CV-880 aircraft that crashed in Pleiku, then in South Vietnam on the …
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people