Today is my birthday, and in honor of this very special day, I thought I would share some other memorable things that happened in 1973.  I don’t remember most of these, as I was still pretty young.  If you can add to the list, please feel free to comment below.

January

• George Steinbrenner buys the New York Yankees
• Super Bowl VII – Dolphins beat the Redskins to complete a perfect season.
• Nixon is inaugurated for his 2nd term.
• Roe V. Wade – the Supreme Court overturns state laws on abortion.
• George Foreman beats Joe Frazier
• Paris Peace Accords are signed, ending U.S. Vietnam involvement.

February

• The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee for a 71 day siege.
• The Heritage Foundation is established.

March

• Pink Floyd releases The Dark Side of the Moon
• Watergate scandal erupts
• The last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam

April

• First cellular phone call is made
• The World Trade Center opens in New York
• Fed Ex begins operations

May

• Sears Tower in Chicago is completed
• The Ethernet is created, linking computers on an internal network

June

• The ATM is patented
• Secretariat wins the Triple Crown
• Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhniv addresses the American people

July

August

• American Graffiti is released
• U.S. Bombing of Cambodia ends

September

• Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in The Battle of the Sexes
• Henry Kissinger starts term as Secretary of State

October

• Spiro Agnew Resigns

November

• Egypt and Israel sign a cease-fire accord

December

• Gerald Ford is sworn in as Vice President
• O.J. Simpson rushes for 2,000 yards in season.

Other notables:

• Schoolhouse Rock airs on ABC
• Average Cost of new house $32,500.00
• Average Income per year $12,900.00
• Average Monthly Rent $175.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
• A Dozen Eggs 45 cents