WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1973
Find out what all happened January to February 1973

A volcanic eruption devastates Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar chain of islands off the south coast of Iceland. (23. January 1973)

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. (14. January 1973)

A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. (22. January 1973)

Mark Essex fatally shoots 10 people and wounds 13 others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers. (7. January 1973)

President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. (23. January 1973)

Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. (8. January 1973)

Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108. (21. February 1973)

Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. (8. January 1973)

Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices. (22. February 1973)

Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. (11. January 1973)

The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. (27. January 1973)

Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. (15. January 1973)

Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. (11. February 1973)

The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission. (22. January 1973)

The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. (22. January 1973)

Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted into the European Economic Community. (1. January 1973)

The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (27. February 1973)

Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party is elected leader of the opposition in the state assembly in Odisha, India. (9. February 1973)