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Richard 'I'm not a crook' Nixon takes the rap for Watergate!!
Richard "I'm not a crook" Nixon takes the rap for Watergate!!

News Events of 1973


Other Newsworthy Events


OPEC doubles the price of oil 
October war in Israel 
General Juan Peron returns to Argentina; 
Roe vs. Wade abortion law decided in US Supreme Court
UPC Barcodes introduced for the first time 
Sydney Opera House opens in Australia 
Sears Tower in Chicago finished at 1454 feet tall; 
Spiro Agnew resigns
American Indian Movement (AIM) seizes Wounded Knee in South Dakota for 90 days
Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs 
War Powers act passed in Congress 
Bahamas gain independence from Britain 
Endangered Species act passed 
Nixon releases Watergate Tapes 
Tower 2 of the World Trade Center officially opens.

Viet-Nam War Ends - Troops coming home!




Some Top American Movies of 1973

Serpico
American Graffitti
The Exorcist
Godspell
Bang The Drum Slowly
The Sting
Live and Let Die
Mean Streets
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Last Detail
A Touch of Class
Sleeper
Return of The Dragon

Top 20 Television Shows of 1972 through 1973 - The tail-end of the Classic Television Shows

All in The Family
Sanford and Son
Hawaii 5-0
Maude
Bridget Loves Bernie

NBC Mystery Movie
Mary Tyler Moore
Gunsmoke
Disney
Ironside
Adam-12
Flip Wilson Show
Marcus Welby MD
Cannon
Here's Lucy
Bob Newhart Show
ABC Tuesday Movie of The Week
NFL Monday Night Football
The Waltons