1973
Last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam
Watergate Scandal televised, Nixon impeached
Washington Post awarded Pulitzer Prize for reporting of Watergate scandal
Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice-President for taking kickbacks when Governor of Maryland
Henry Kissinger becomes Secretary of State, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Yom Kippur War in Middle East
OPEC doubles the price of crude oil
Speed limits reduced to 55 mph to save fuel
Skylab program launched
World Trade Center opens in New York
Sear’s Tower in Chicago is finished—world’s tallest building
First Cell Phone made
Domino’s, Inc. offers pizza delivery in 30 minutes or less or pizza is free
UCLA defeats Memphis State for NCAA Basketball title
Notre Dame goes 11-0 wins AP and Alabama 11-1 wins UPI NCAA Football Championship
John Cappelletti of Penn State wins Heisman Trophy
Michigan ties Ohio State 10-10, goes 10-0-1 and is denied a bowl game by Big Ten Vote; USC crushes Ohio State in the Rose Bowl
George Steinbrenner buys the New York Yankees
Charley Finley’s Oakland A’s defeat the New York Mets in the World Series
Secretariat wins Triple Crown, first horse since 1948 to do so
O.J. Simpson becomes first NFL running back to gain over 2,000 yards in a season
New York Knicks defeat Los Angeles Lakers for NBA title
Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the battle of the sexes tennis match at Houston Astrodome
O.J. Simpson and Billy Jean King win AP Athletes of the Year
University of Michigan begins Women’s sports in Field Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming
Designated Hitter rule starts in Major League Baseball
The Godfather wins Best Picture, Liza Minelli wins Best Actress, Marlon Brando wins Best Actor at the 1973 Academy Awards
U.S. Dollar devalued 10%
Honda Civic is introduced
The birth of Federal Express
Roe v. Wade overturns state ban on abortion rulings
American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from DSM-II, no longer mental illness
Jack Nicklaus is PGA Tour winner with $308,000 and winning 7 events
George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier for World Boxing Championship
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon released, top selling album of the decade
Bonanza’s last episode
Roger Moore replaces Sean Connery in James Bond’s Live and Let Die
McDonald’s introduces the Egg McMuffin
Miami Dolphins become NFL’s only undefeated team by winning Super Bowl over Washington Redskins

Michigan's Wrestling Team finishes 12-0 in dual meets and captures the Big Ten Championship while finishing 3rd in the NCAA Championships; Jarrett Hubbard is NCAA Champ

Stephen King novel Carrie is published

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1-Mar-73 n/a Michigan's Wrestling Team wins Big Ten Team Championship
3-Mar-73 Grammy's The Concert for Bangladesh, Aretha Franklin (Young, Gifted and Black), America, Helen Reddy (I am Woman), Roberta Flack (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face), Harry Nilsson (Without You), Billy Preston, Billy Paul (Me and Mrs. Jones), The Temptations (Papa was a Rollin Stone) and Isaac Hayes are winners at the Grammy's
9-Mar-73 Bowen Fieldhouse J. Geils Band/Marc-Almond/Focus
18-Mar-73 Ann Arbor 14.6 inches of snow falls in Ann Arbor
23-Mar-73 Bowen Fieldhouse B.B. King  
26-Mar-73 n/a Denny McClain released by Atlanta Braves, and retires at the age of 29
29-Mar-73 n/a Last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam
4-Apr-73 New York World Trade Center officially opens
7-Apr-73 Bowen Fieldhouse Uriah Heep/McKendrie Spring/Billy Preston
30-Apr-73 n/a President Nixon accepts resignations from Haldeman and Erlichman, fires John Dean
3-May-73 Chicago Sear's Tower opens and becomes the world's tallest building
17-May-73 n/a Watergate hearings begin on television
9-Jun-73 Belmont, New York Secretariat becomes the first Triple Crown winner since 1948
1-Jul-73 Ann Arbor Briarwood Mall opens
1-Jul-73 n/a Michigan initiates Women's Varsity Sports in Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming and Field Hockey
6-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Uprising/TNT (2 nights)
8-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Mojo Boogie Band/Brooklyn Blues Busters
9-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Sky King
10-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Detroit
11-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Rockets (4 nights)
15-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Tate Blues Band/The Vipers
17-Jul-73 Blind Pig Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
17-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Detroit
18-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Radio King and his Court of Rhythm (4 nights)
23-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Uprising/Tate Blues Band
24-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Detroit
25-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Lightnin' (4 nights)
29-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar The Mojo Boogie Band/The Muskadine Blues Band
30-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Locomobile/Walrus
31-Jul-73 Primo Show Bar Detroit
1-Aug-73 Primo Show Bar The Whiz Kids (2 nights)
5-Aug-73 Primo Show Bar Radio King and his Court of Rhythm
6-Aug-73 Primo Show Bar Lightnin' 
7-Aug-73 Primo Show Bar Catfish Hodge
15-Aug-73 n/a Bombing of Cambodia ends, thus culminated 12 years of armed conflict in Southeast Asia
31-Aug-73 Crisler Arena Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin
20-Sep-73 n/a Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in tennis' Battle of the Sexes
28-Sep-73 Crisler Arena Stephen Stills and Manassas
6-Oct-73 n/a Yom Kippur War between Israel and Egypt triggers Oil Crisis and National Recession; Oil barrel prices zoom from $12 to 75 per barrel, gas rationing stamps issued January 31, 1974
10-Oct-73 Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice-President for income tax evasion
26-Oct-73 Bowen Fieldhouse Chicago
27-Oct-73 Bowen Fieldhouse Arlo Guthrie
30-Oct-73 Bowen Fieldhouse Edgar Winter's White Trash
1-Nov-73 n/a Coleman Young elected Mayor of Detroit
8-Nov-73 Crisler Arena The Moody Blues
9-Nov-73 Bowen Fieldhouse America
24-Nov-73 The Big House #4 Michigan 10 #1 Ohio State 10; Big Ten AD's vote Buckeyes to Rose Bowl
27-Nov-73 Washington, D.C. Gerald Ford is confirmed by the senate as Vice-President
8-Dec-73 Bowen Fieldhouse Genesis
12-Dec-73 Crisler Arena Alice Cooper/ZZ Top