Historical Events
TV Show Appearance
Mariette Hartley appears on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the episode "Have You Met Miss Dietz?"
Sydney Opera House
Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House
- The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes call letters to WYFR & moves station from NYC to Scituate, Massachusetts
- US President Nixon accepts the resignations of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus as they refuse orders to discharge Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, in what has become known as "The Saturday Night Massacre"; after the resignations, Acting Attorney General Robert Bork fires Cox
Sports History
US President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe to have been the greatest athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
1973 History
Famous Weddings
William Shatner
Canadian "Star Trek" actor William Shatner (42) weds Marcy Lafferty; divorce in 1996
About October 20, 1973
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 49 years, 5 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Angie - The Rolling Stones
#1 Song: Eye Level - Simon Park Orchestra
