Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century |
Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century) |
19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s |
Decades: 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
Years: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
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*February 11 - [[16 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY. |
*January 19 - Federal Appeals Court Judge [William H. Webster]? appointed as Director of the FBI *February 11 - 16 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY. |
*February 15 - Rhodesia's prime minister [Ian D. Smith]? and three black leaders agree on the transfer to black majority rule. *March 16 - United States Senate approves the Panama Canal neutrality treaty; votes to turn the canal over to Panama by the year 2000 on April 18. *March 16 - Former Italian premier [Aldo Moro]? is kidnapped by left wing terrorists, who kill five bodyguards; he is found dead on May 9. *June 6 - Californians in referendum approve Proposition 13 for a nearly 60% slash in property tax revenues. *June 28 - The United States Supreme Court, in the Bakke case, bars quota systems in college admissions but affirms constitutionality of programs giving advantage to minorities. *August 6 - Pope [Paul VI]? dies at age of 80. The new Pope, [John Paul I]?, age 65, dies unexpectedly after 34 days in office on September 28. He is succeeded by Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Poland as John Paul II on October 16. |
*October - John Paul II becomes pope * Argentina wins Football World Cup on home ground |
*Argentina wins Football World Cup on home ground *November 18 - Reverend [Jim Jones]?'s followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown?, Guyana. |
Sport *January 15 - Super Bowl XII Dallas Cowboys (27) def. Denver Broncos (10) |