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Leslie County, Kentucky: 39 Unknown Hurricane Creek mine disaster: 21 October 1971 United Kingdom: Clarkston, Scotland: 22 100 Clarkston explosion: 30 August 1972 Australia: Taroom, Queensland: 3 0 1972 Taroom explosion: 10 February 1973 United States: Staten Island, New York: 40 0 1973 Staten Island gas explosion: 28 April 1973 United States
The 1973 Old Bailey bombing (dubbed as Bloody Thursday by newspapers in Britain [2]) was a car bomb attack carried out by the Provisional IRA (IRA) which took place outside the Old Bailey Courthouse on 8 March 1973. The attack was carried out by an 11-person active service unit (ASU) from the Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade.
Two U.S. Air Force Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs of the 457th TFTW (TH tailcode), Carswell AFB, Texas, collided in mid-air, downing one aircraft ~1 mile (1.6 km) from Holliday, Texas; its pilot ejected, suffering a broken right leg on landing, and was recovered by helicopter. The second F-105 returned to Carswell despite damage, its pilot uninjured.
New York City, United States 1973 New York City bomb plot: Black September member Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary attempted to bomb three Israeli locations to coincide with Golda Meir's visit to the city. However, the bombs were poorly wired and failed to detonate. Black September Israeli–Palestinian conflict March 8 Car bombing 1 200
Events from the year 1973 in the United States. The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson , the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v.
Pages in category "1973 in Texas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 63rd Texas Legislature; C.
Four residents were killed and 12 injured when the former Grand Central Hotel in New York City collapsed. At the time of its 1870 opening, it was New York City's most elegant lodging and the largest hotel in the U.S., but had deteriorated more than a century later and was a residential apartment building, the University Hotel, at the time of the accident.
One person was killed. In 1973, workers hired by the gas company had falsified records showing the main had been closed. [105] June 11 – A leaking pipeline for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company was found to have spilled about 60,000 gallons of crude oil at a construction camp in Alaska. That pipeline had been noticed leaking before, but ...