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Famous Births
- Jan. 13: Nikolai Khabibulin - Chicago Blackhawks
- Mar. 01: Chris Webber - Sacramento Kings Alumni
- Mar. 30: Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM
- Apr. 01: Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show
- Apr. 04: David Blaine - Musician
- Apr. 05: Pharrell Williams - Producer
- Apr. 14: Adrien Brody - Cadillac Records
- Apr. 28: Jorge Garcia - Lost
- May 27: Jack McBrayer - 30 Rock
- Jun. 15: Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Jul. 20: Peter Forsberg - Fmr. Colorado Avalanche
- Dec. 10: Mos Def - Be Kind Rewind
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Famous Deaths
- Jan. 22: Lyndon Johnson - 36th USA President
- Apr. 08: Pablo Picasso - Painters
- Jul. 20: Bruce Lee - Martial Artist
- Sep. 02: J.R.R. Tolkien - Author
- Sep. 20: Jim Croce - Musician
- Dec. 20: Bobby Darin - Musician
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 06: Carly Simon - You're So Vain
- Jan. 27: Stevie Wonder - Superstition
- Feb. 03: Elton John - Crocodile Rock
- Feb. 24: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly...
- Mar. 24: The O'Jays - Love Train
- Mar. 31: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly...
- Apr. 07: Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights...
- Apr. 21: Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon...
- May 19: Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine...
- May 26: The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
- Jun. 02: Wings - My Love
- Jun. 30: George Harrison - Give Me Love
- Jul. 07: Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles
- Jul.21: Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- Aug. 04: Maureen McGovern - The Morning After
- Aug. 18: Diana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning
- Aug. 25: Stories - Brother Louie
- Sep. 08: Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
- Sep. 15: Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
- Sep. 22: Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
- Sep. 29: Grand Funk - We're an American Band
- Oct. 06: Cher - Half-Breed
- Oct. 20: The Rolling Stones - Angie
- Oct. 27: Gladys Knight - Midnight Train to Georgia
- Nov. 10: Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Truckin'
- Nov. 24: Ringo Starr - Photograph
- Dec. 01: The Carpenters - Top of the World
- Dec. 15: Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
- Dec. 29: Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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46th Academy Awards
- Presented on: April 2, 1974
- Best Picture: The Sting
- Lead Actor: Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger
- Lead Actress: Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class
- Best Director: George Roy Hill for The Sting
- Best Documentary: The Great American Cowboy RopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
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January 1973
- January 15: Vietnam War: Citing progress in the peace process in Vietnam, Richard Nixon suspends all American offensive action.
- January 15: All four burglars involved in the Watergate Break-In plead guilty to seven counts.
- January 23: Henry Kissinger and Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho reach an agreement in Paris to end the Vietnam War.
- January 27: Vietnam War: The Vietnam peace accords were signed in Paris.
- January 15: Vietnam War: Citing progress in the peace process in Vietnam, Richard Nixon suspends all American offensive action.
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February 1973
- February 27: The American Indian Movement seized the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, they would hold the town 71 days.
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March 1973
- March 29: Vietnam War: The United States pulls out Vietnam before completing their objective, ending the war and freeing the final P.O.W.s
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May 1973
- May 14: Skylab 1 is launched by the United States, their first manned space station.
- May 18: The Senate began hearings into the Watergate scandal
- May 14: Skylab 1 is launched by the United States, their first manned space station.
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September 1973
- September 11: Salvador Allende, the Democratically elected President of Chile is overthrown by a coup led by Augusto Pinochet.
- September 20: Billie Jean King defeats self proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs during the highly publicized "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
- September 11: Salvador Allende, the Democratically elected President of Chile is overthrown by a coup led by Augusto Pinochet.
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June 1973
- June 9: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown.
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October 1973
- October 6: Arab States led by Egypt and Syria launch attacks against Israel to begin the Yom Kippur War.
- October 10 Richard Nixon's Vice President Spiro Agnew is forced to resign, he later plead guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.
- October 12: President Richard Nixon names Gerald Ford as his new Vice President after Spiro Agnew was forced from office.
- October 14: In Bangkok Dozens of students are killed by troops while demonstrating against the government, most from Thammasat University.
- October 17: In an effort to punish Western Countries for aiding Israel during the Yom Kippur War, OPEC decided to cut Oil exports.
- October 6: Arab States led by Egypt and Syria launch attacks against Israel to begin the Yom Kippur War.
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November 1973
- November 16: Richard Nixon cites the dangerous reliance on foreign oil to show his support for Bill 1081 which authorizes the construction of an oil pipeline in Alaska.
- November 27: Gerald Ford is confirmed by the Senate to succeed the recently resigned Spiro Agnew as Vice President to Richard Nixon.
- November 16: Richard Nixon cites the dangerous reliance on foreign oil to show his support for Bill 1081 which authorizes the construction of an oil pipeline in Alaska.
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November 17 1973
November 17: During the Watergate Scandal, Richard Nixon told a group of reporters at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida - ''I'm Not a Crook'' -
December 16 1973
December 16: O.J. Simpson becomes the first NFLer to run for more than 2,000 yards for the Buffalo Bills. -
December 1973
- December 28: Endangered Species Act passed by Congress
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@washurhead | November 07, 2009 06:19 AM -
師匠の言葉としては後段は不似合いです。「ガバガバ」とかいうそっち系の擬態語がくるかと思いました。RT @Ito1973: 和代は鼻の穴が大きすぎるんだよ。何もかも飲み込むブラックホールみたいだ。
@euroseller | November 07, 2009 06:17 AM -
@indigoblue1973 休日出勤ご苦労様です(これはマジ)。できるだけ早目に切りあげて、ひと風呂浴びてお帰り下さいませ。打率を落さないようにw
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View All 1973 Questions (14) | Ask a QuestionWhat is one photo that defines the year 1973? (7 Answers)Watergate, on the television 24/7. Probably the most lasting image is the photo of Woodward and Bernstein, who broke the scandal. It was the year of the "I am not ... read moreDoes 1973 Porsche 911 Has Been Produced With The Wide Body Option? (1 Answer)I believe the first "Wide Body" production models, other than the RS 2.7, were the Turbo models that first came out in 1974. Though I'm not 100% sure. read moreHas there ever been a good movie (not documentary, but docudrama/retelling) about US involvement in the 1973 Chilean coup? (3 Answers)The 1982 movie, Missing, dealt with it. read more
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