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Historical records for United States of America in 1973

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December

Milk Fund Executive Inquiry Opens

Baker, Howard Henry · Washington · Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman · Politics / Watergate

Participates in an executive-session phase of the committee's Milk Fund investigation, examining campaign-finance questions connected with political contributions and federal policy.

Milk Fund Executive Testimony

Ervin, Samuel James · Washington · Senate Watergate Committee Chairman · Politics / Watergate

Oversees executive-session testimony in the Milk Fund investigation as the committee examines financial and political relationships connected with campaign contributions.

Milk Fund Evidence Review

Baker, Howard Henry · Washington · Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman · Politics / Watergate

Participates in a further executive session reviewing evidence in the committee's Milk Fund investigation and its relationship to campaign financing.

Milk Fund Investigation Continues

Ervin, Samuel James · Washington · Senate Watergate Committee Chairman · Politics / Watergate

Leads another closed committee session examining evidence gathered in the Milk Fund investigation and questions concerning political contributions.

Geneva Conference

Kissinger, Henry Alfred · Geneva · Secretary of State · Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Attends the Geneva peace conference after the war.

Milk Fund December Session

Baker, Howard Henry · Washington · Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman · Politics / Watergate

Participates in the final documented December executive session of the Milk Fund investigation as the committee continues reviewing campaign-finance evidence.

Tapes Released to Jaworski

Sirica, John · Washington · US District Judge · Politics / Watergate

After reviewing presidential recordings supplied by the White House, releases relevant portions to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.

Jupiter Magnetotail Evidence

Van Allen, James A. · Jupiter · Scientist · Science / Astronomy

Pioneer measurements reveal that Jupiter possesses an extended magnetotail and a vast magnetosphere.

Roxy Performances

Zappa, Frank Vincent · Los Angeles · Bandleader · Arts / Popular Music

Records a celebrated series of concerts at the Roxy Theatre that later supplies material for several official releases.

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Ambassador

Martin, Graham · Ambassador of South Vietnam · Warfare / Military

Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam

Ambassador

Martin, Graham · Ambassador of South Vietnam · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam

Ambassador

Rumsfeld, Donald Henry · Ambassador of USA · Warfare / Military

Appointed US Ambassador of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

American Graffiti

Lucas, George · Director · Arts / Cinema

Directs American Graffiti, a coming-of-age film set around one summer night in California.

Atomic Energy Commission

Ray, Dixy Lee · Warfare / Nuclear

Appointed 7th Chairman of the AEC

Award

Kissinger, Henry Alfred · Government / Republican Party Government

Awarded the Hope Award for International Understanding. Awarded the American Institute for Public Service Award

Band Disbands

Doors, The · Los Angeles · Band · Arts / Popular Music

The Doors cease activity as a recording group.

Berlin

Reed, Lou · Arts / Popular Music

Releases Berlin, a dark concept album about addiction, jealousy and emotional collapse.

Blinded by the Light

Springsteen, Bruce · Arts / Popular Music

Writes Blinded by the Light, later a major hit for Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Breezy

Eastwood, Clinton "Clint" · Hollywood · Film Director · Arts / Cinema

Directs Breezy, a romantic drama that does not feature him in the leading role.

Breezy

Locke, Sondra · Arts / Cinema

Eastwood directs and stars in Breezy, a film about love blossoming between a middle-aged man and a teenage girl, during casting for the film Eastwood met Sondra Locke for the first time, an actress who would play major roles in six of his films over the next ten years and would become an important figure in his life

CGI

Crichton, John Michael · Science / Technology

"Westworld" is the first feature film that uses 2D computer-generated imagery (CGI)

Coronal Hole Solar Wind Source

Krieger, Timothy · Solar Physicist · Science / Astronomy

Helps identify coronal holes observed from Skylab as source regions of the fast solar wind, linking dark open-field regions of the corona with high-speed streams.

Desperado

Frey, Glenn · Member of Eagles · Arts / Popular Music

Records Desperado as Eagles develop a western outlaw concept for their second album.

Desperado

Henley, Don · Member of Eagles · Arts / Popular Music

Sings Desperado, one of the band's most enduring ballads despite its modest single performance.

Dismissal

Helms, Richard · Washington · Politics / Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Dismissed by Nixon

Doolin-Dalton

Leadon, Bernie · Member of Eagles · Arts / Popular Music

Adds banjo and country instrumentation to the Desperado album's outlaw concept.

E Street Band

Clemons, Clarence · New Jersey · Member of E Street Band · Arts / Popular Music

Becomes Springsteen's saxophonist and one of the defining personalities of the E Street Band.

Education

Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham · Yale · Politics / Democratic Party

Graduates from Yale Law School

Education

Clinton, William Jefferson Bill · Yale · Politics / Democratic Party

Clinton obtains a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale Law School

Emmy Award Glass Menagerie Actor

Moriarty, Michael · Arts / Cinema

Michael Moriarty won an Emmy for his supporting performance in the televised production of The Glass Menagerie.

Fielding Break-In Guilty Plea

Krogh, Egil · Washington · Former White House Aide · Politics / Watergate

Krogh pleads guilty to a federal charge arising from the break-in at psychiatrist Lewis Fielding's office.

Four Laws of Black Hole Mechanics

Bardeen, James · Physicist · Science / Physics

With Brandon Carter and Stephen Hawking, formulates the four laws of black hole mechanics and their analogy with thermodynamics.

Gifford Lectures on Mind

Arendt, Hannah · Arts / Literature

Arendt presented lectures that contributed to her final philosophical project.

Grammy Award

Wonder, Stevie · Arts / Popular Music

Wins the 1973 best album grammy for, "Innervisions"

Harvard Professorship

Weinberg, Steven · Cambridge, Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Becomes Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University.

Higgs Boson

Weinberg, Steven · Cambridge, Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Sees neutral-current observations strengthen the electroweak theory that he had formulated using spontaneous symmetry breaking.

High Plains Drifter

Eastwood, Clinton "Clint" · Hollywood · Actor and Director · Arts / Cinema

Directs and stars in High Plains Drifter, then directs Breezy and returns as Harry Callahan in Magnum Force.

Innervisions

Wonder, Stevie · Arts / Popular Music

Releases Album, "Innervisions". Records "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", reaches no 1 in the USA

Magnum Force

Eastwood, Clinton "Clint" · San Francisco · Film Actor · Arts / Cinema

Returns as Harry Callahan in Magnum Force, the second Dirty Harry film.

Magnum Force

Matheson, Tim · Arts / Cinema

Clint Eastwood stars in Magnum Force, a sequel to Dirty Harry, about a group of rogue young officers (among them David Soul, Robert Urich and Tim Matheson) in the San Francisco Police Department who systematically exterminate the citys worst criminals

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