1973 in Review

What Events Happened In 1973

• Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announce they will restrict flow of crude oil to countries supporting Israel on October 17th causing price of oil to increase by 200%

• Alaska Oil Pipeline bill is passed to allow construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of Alaska

• Recession begins in Europe following OPEC Oil price increases

• Roe v. Wade makes abortion a US constitutional right

• Britain Ireland and Denmark join the EEC

• The Netherlands holds a number of car free Sunday's during the oil crisis to conserve oil.

• Chrysler and other US car makers close a number of plants affecting 100,000 workers

• US Troops withdrawn from Vietnam and U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace

• World Trade Center in New York becomes the tallest building in the world

• Supreme Court of the United States rules on Roe v. Wade. January 22nd

• IRA bombs explode in King's Cross and Euston station on September 10th , the Whitehall, the Old Bailey and Manchester city center.

• Watergate Hearings begin in the United States Senate and President Richard Nixon tells the nation , “I am not a crook.”

• Yom Kippur War - Fourth and largest Arab-Israeli conflict begins as Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel

• Sydney Opera House is opened

• Armed members of the American Indian Movement and their supporters seize the old town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota

• Basque Terrorists Kill Spanish Prime Minister

• The Bosporus Bridge is completed joining Europe and Asia in Istanbul

• Following student rioting Marshal Law is imposed

• Military coup in Chili led by General Augusto Pinochet.

• Israel Shoots Down Libyan Passenger Plane

• In a Tennis Match billed as the battle of the sexes Mrs Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs

• Newly created Bangladesh Elects First Prime Minister Sheikh Mujib Rahman

• TUC brings 1.5 Million on Strike in UK as Day Of Protest at pay restraint policy

• Princess Anne, marries Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey

• In the UK, as a result of high coal and oil prices, the Three-Day Week officially comes into force.

• Belize Gains Independence From Great Britain

• A referendum in Northern Ireland results in a vote to stay as part of the United Kingdom

• Secretariat Wins Triple Crown first winner for 25 years

• The wide ranging Endangered Species Act of 1973 is signed into law to "protect species and the ecosystems upon which they depend."

• The Bahamas Gains Independence From Great Britain

• Royal Navy Protect Trawlers in Cod War In Icelandic Waters

• The Mississippi River reaches its peak level in St. Louis during a record 77-day flood.

Technology

• Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched
• Concorde cuts flying time across the Atlantic in half flying at average speed of 954 mph
• The Sears Tower opens in Chicago

• Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers

Popular Films

• The Exorcist
• Deliverance
• Live and Let Die
• Paper Moon
• Dark Side Of The Moon Reminded by Pink Floyd Fan
• Last Tango in Paris
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• American Graffiti
• Lady Sings the Blues
• The Sting

• Stevie Wonder
• ABBA
• The Eagles
• John Lennon
• Paul Simon
• Pink Floyd " Dark Side Of The Moon "
• Rod Stewart
• Michael Jackson
• Elton John with " Crocodile Rock "
• Rolling Stones with " Angie "
• The Moody Blues
• David Bowie
• Led Zeppelin
• Wizzard
• Electric Light Orchestra
• Paul McCartney and Wings with " My Love "
• Bob Marley and the Wailers
• Diana Ross

Popular TV Programs

• The Odd Couple
• The Partridge Family
• Columbo
• Masterpiece Theatre
• McMillan and Wife
• M*A*S*H
• Sanford and Son
• The Bob Newhart Show
• The Price Is Right
• The Waltons