January 22, 1973 — The Roe v. Wade case is decided
One of, if not the, most controversial cases in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, Roe v. Wade...
March 9, 2016
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January 28, 1973 — The second Sunbury Pop Festival is held
The Sunbury Pop Festivals were intended to be Australia’s Woodstock. Four of them were held, in late January of each...
March 4, 2016
February 15, 1973 — “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em” premieres
“Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em” was an iconic British sitcom in the 1970s. Its lead character, everyman Frank Spencer (played...
February 24, 2016
February 18, 1973 — Picasso draws his last known work, “Couple”
In his last years, Picasso’s productivity dropped off from the manic peaks of his youth. To be fair, he was...
February 19, 2016
March 1, 1973 — Pink Floyd releases “The Dark Side of the Moon”
One of the truly great albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon was something of...
February 14, 2016
March 20, 1973 – Jim Croce releases “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” was to be Jim Croce’s last number one single – it was released only six months...
February 9, 2016
April 8, 1973 — Pablo Picasso dies
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso was the co-founder the Cubist movement, the inventor of...
February 4, 2016
August 8, 1973 — Dean Corll is murdered by his accomplices
Dean Corll was an American serial killer. Born in 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he served in the military briefly,...
January 19, 2016
November 2, 1973 — Billy Joel releases “Piano Man”
“Piano Man” was Joel’s first bona fide hit – in the years since its release, it has become so synonymous...
January 14, 2016
December 15, 1973 — Charlie Rich’s “The Most Beautiful Girl” reachs #1 in the US
It’s a rare country and western song that breaks out of its genre to become a mainstream hit, but Charlie...
January 9, 2016
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