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1973 in the United States

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1973
in
the United States

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Events from the year 1973 in the United States. The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, the signing of the Paris Peace Accords and end of the United States participation in the Vietnam War, the end of the post-World War II boom and the beginning of the first of a series of recessions that continued over the next decade, and the first oil crisis.[1][2]

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland) (until October 10)
vacant (October 10 – December 6)
Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) (starting December 6)

Events

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January

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January 20: Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, begins his second term

February

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March

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April

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May

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May 3: Sears Tower is completed
May 14: Skylab is launched

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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October 10: Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President of the U.S.

November

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"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got."

President Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973

December

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December 6: Gerald Ford becomes the 40th U.S. vice president

Ongoing

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January

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Dan Harmon
Harmony Korine
Josie Davis
Jalen Rose
Portia de Rossi

February

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Oscar De La Hoya
Tara Strong
Jen Taylor
Andrea Savage
Justin Sane
Anson Mount

March

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Jahana Hayes
Betsy Brandt
Ronna McDaniel
Alex Padilla
Jim Parsons
T. R. Knight
Larry Page

April

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Rachel Maddow
Adam Scott
Pharrell Williams
Jennifer Esposito
Adrien Brody
Akon
Jorge Garcia
Steven Horsford

May

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Jason 'Weeman' Acuña
Tori Spelling
Sasha Alexander
Josh Homme
Demetri Martin
Minae Noji

June

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Heidi Klum
Neil Patrick Harris
Chino Moreno
Josh Shapiro
Juliette Lewis

July

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Patrick Wilson
Brian Austin Green
Tim Ryan
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Saïd Taghmaoui
Ali Landry
Omar Epps

August

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Chris Murphy
Vera Farmiga
Scott Stapp
Howie D.
Kristen Wiig
Dave Chappelle
Mary Peltola

September

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Jason David Frank
Rose McGowan
Shannon Elizabeth
Paul Walker
Nas
James Marsden

October

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Efren Ramirez
Steve Burns
Mario Lopez
Alvin Bragg
Seth MacFarlane
Lori Trahan
Montel Vontavious Porter

November

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Marisol Nichols
Johnny Damon
Nick Lachey
Stephanie Bice
Peter Facinelli
Nimród Antal

December

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Holly Marie Combs
Tyra Banks
Terrell Owens
Corey Taylor
Stephenie Meyer
Seth Meyers

Full date unknown

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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
John Badalamenti
Batting Stance Guy
Alan Bjerga
Cindy Lynn Brown
Pieta Brown

Deaths

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Lyndon B. Johnson
Wally Cox
Dickinson W. Richards
George Sisler
Merian C. Cooper
Alexander Vandegrift
Betty Grable
Veronica Lake
Bruce Lee
Jim Croce
Gene Krupa
Albert DeSalvo
Bobby Darin

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Woodruff, Judy (January 23, 2015). "When four historic events happened over three days in 1973". PBS Newshour. Washington, D.C.
  2. ^ Levinson, Mark. "How economic boom times in the West came to an end". Aeon. Melbourne. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ James Stuart Olson, ed. (1999). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30543-6.
  4. ^ Mitchell K. Hall (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6410-8.
  5. ^ "Mobile phone inventor made first call 50 years ago". BBC News. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Jones, Robert F. (June 11, 1973). "Indy's somber trial by fire and rain". Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
  7. ^ "Johncock claims the 'Indy 332½'". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. May 31, 1973. p. 1C.
  8. ^ "Birthplace of Hip Hop". History Detectives. PBS. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  9. ^ American Graffiti, retrieved November 8, 2022
  10. ^ a b "On This Day", The New York Times, retrieved November 26, 2014
  11. ^ "Attorney General, Prosecutor Picked". The Argus-Press. Associated Press. November 1, 1973.
  12. ^ "Isabel Randolph : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)". classicmoviehub.com.
  13. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 309/310. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  14. ^ ~Alice Hollister~
  15. ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1973. p. 163.
  16. ^ "Raymond Williams". joincalifornia.com.
  17. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 264. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
  18. ^ "Robert Smithson, 35, A Sculptor, Is Dead". The New York Times. New York City. July 24, 1973.
  19. ^ Roosevelt, Buddy
  20. ^ EDMUND CHESTER, 75, EX-DIRECTORAT C.B.S.
  21. ^ Morton Lyndholm Deyo 1 July 1887-10 November 1973
  22. ^ "Lila Lee, 68, Dies; Silent Film Star". The New York Times. November 14, 1973. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  23. ^ "Charles Greeley Abbot American astrophysicist". January 30, 2024.

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