Timeline
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Several AIM members stand next to a sweat lodge erected on a hill below the Sacred Heart Church during the occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 1973.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: A general view of atmosphere during the PFLAG National Memorial for founder Jeanne Manford at The Church of the Village on April 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for PFLAG)
27th March 1973: Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz, 1946 - 2022) holds a written statement from actor Marlon Brando refusing his Best Actor Oscar on stage at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Infantrymen of the Ninth Division line up at Ton Son Nhut Airport here on July 8th to board C141 jet transports for their flight back to the U.S. 814 soldiers were making the trip home. It was the beginning of President Nixon's plan to withdraw 25,000 troops from South Vietnam.
Elmont, N.Y.: Jockey Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat looks behind for the other horses on his way to a 31-lengths victory in the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York on June 9, 1973, to complete the first Triple Crown in 25 years. Over 69,000 spectators in the grandstand witnessed history being made. (Photo by Joe Dombroski/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
At a press conference, President Nixon answers a question regarding his withholding of the tapes involved in the Watergate affair.
BOSTON - JULY 31: A hole (circle) created when Delta Airlines DC9 struck seawall is167 feet from wooden pier on which are mounted landing lights designed to guide incoming pilots to end of Logan Airport's Runway 4R. Shattered tail section of jetliner lies beyond the wall. (Photo by Ed Jenner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
A night-time scene outside Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, California, from the film 'American Graffiti', 1973. The film was directed by George Lucas. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
HOUSTON - SEPTEMBER 20: Billie Jean King holds up her trophy after defeating Bobby Riggs during the Battle of the Sexes Challenge Match at the Astrodome on September 20, 1973 in Houston, Texas. (Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
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