Video: 'The Six Million Dollar Man--Population Zero [Jan. 18, 1974]'
(Friday, January 18, 1974, 8:30 p.m. EST) — The Six Million Dollar Man, a television show about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for a fictional government office known as OSI, debuted tonight as a regular series on ABC-TV following three television movies that aired in 1973. It starred Lee Majors, Richard Anderson and Martin E. Brooks.
Video: 'Gulag Archipelago Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 's 1 - 7 audio/bk'
(Friday, December 28, 1973) — The Gulag Archipelago, a three-volume book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about the Soviet forced labor camp system, was published today by the distinguished French publishing house Seuil.
Video: 'The Sting' trailer
(Tuesday, December 25, 1973, Christmas Day) — The Sting, a caper film involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss, premiered today in both New York and Los Angeles.
Directed by George Roy Hill, the film starred Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw.
Video: 'Magnum Force' trailer
(Thursday, December 20, 1973) — Magnum Force, a police thriller film about a maverick San Francisco police detective who hunts down a band of vigilante cops, opened today in the Netherlands (it opened in the U.S. five days later).
Directed by Ted Post, the film was the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan. It also starred Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Felton Perry, Robert Urich and
Tim Matheson.
Video: 'Papillon' trailer
(Sunday, December 16, 1973) — Papillon, a prison film about two Devil’s Island prisoners who devote all of their time to hatching escape plans, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film starred Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
Video: 'Serpico' trailer
(Wednesday, December 5, 1973) — Serpico, a crime film about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film starred Al Pacino.
Video: 'Who Erased 18 Minutes of Nixon Watergate Tapes?'
(Monday, November 26, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon’s personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court today that she’d accidentally caused part of the 18-1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
Video: 'Watergate: The 18 ½ Minute Gap and Haldeman's Notes'
(Wednesday, November 21, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, today revealed the existence of an 18-1/2-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergate. It appears in a recording made on June 20, 1972, as Nixon discussed the break-in at the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate complex for the first time with his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman. Continue reading Gap on key Watergate tape revealed 40 hours ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Who 11-20-1973 Daly City Cow Palace'
(Tuesday, November 20, 1973) — The Who drummer Keith Moon collapsed twice tonight during the opening concert for the the rock group’s Quadrophenia U.S. tour at the Cow Palace in Daly City, a suburb just south of San Francisco, apparently because of jet lag. Continue reading The Who asks for volunteer after drummer Keith Moon collapses twice during concert 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: '1980 Floor Show'
(Saturday, November 17, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — David Bowie’s first TV special The 1980 Floor Show, the first appearance of Bowie since his much publicized retirement on July 3, 1973, at the Hammersmith Odeon and his last appearance as “Ziggy Stardust,” aired tonight on NBC.
