Monday, January 22, 1973

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The Headlines

NIXON IS PRAISED AT CAPITAL RITD

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

#1 at the box office

The Poseidon Adventure †

$649,400

The must-have

Shrinky Dinks

On This Day

• 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. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022.

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• A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.

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• The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission.

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• In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr..

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You Share a Birthday With

• Lord Byron (1788)
• Francis Bacon (1561)
• Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
• Antonio Gramsci (1891)
• August Strindberg (1849)

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Tech Check

Cell Phone (Call), Ethernet & MRI Scanner.

Cost of Living (1970)