Video: 'High Plains Drifter' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 19, 1973) — High Plains Drifter, a Western film about a mysterious gunfighter hired by the residents of a corrupt frontier mining town to defend them against a group of criminals, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Eastwood, Verna Bloom and Marianna Hill.
Video: 'Soylent Green' (clip)
(Thursday, April 19, 1973) — Soylent Green, a science fiction film about a New York police detective in an overpopulated futuristic Earth who finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, the film stars Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson.
Video: 'Fedex and UPS Documentary' (April 17, 1973 at 3:44)
(Tuesday, April 17, 1973) –Federal Express (later FedEx) began operations today as 14 Dassault Falcon 20s carrying 186 packages took off from Memphis International Airport, bound for 25 U.S. cities.
Video: Apr. 17, 1973 (at 16:26)
(Tuesday, April 17, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon, aware that White House Counsel John Dean is talking to the Watergate investigators, asks Dean to resign, passing him a drafted letter written in the form of a confession. Nixon also tells Dean that he is also planning to remove two of his top aides Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman.
Video: 'Bill Cosby - Ursulena'
(Saturday, April 14, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Billy Preston and Steely Dan were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Bill Cosby. Continue reading Bill Cosby, Billy Preston, Steely Dan perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Pablo Picasso Biography'
(Sunday, April 8, 1973, 5:40 a.m. EST) — Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, died today in Mougins, France, at age 91. His final words were “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.”
Video: 'Bee Gees - To Love Somebody'
(Saturday, April 7, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Gladys Knight & the Pips and Jerry Lee Lewis were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by the Bee Gees. Continue reading The Bee Gees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gladys Knight & the Pips perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Ron Blomberg on the DH'
(Friday, April 6, 1973) — Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter today as he faced pitcher Luis Tiant of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Blomberg was walked with the bases loaded; Boston won the game, 15-5.
Video: Apr. 6, 1973 (at 16:11)
(Friday, April 6, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — White House Counsel John Dean, convinced that the Watergate cover-up is spiraling out of control, approached Senate investigators today.
Video: '1972 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, March 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Godfather won three Oscars tonight at the 45th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Marlon Brando for Best Actor (he declined). Bob Fosse won Best Director and Liza Minnelli Best Actress, both for Cabaret. Continue reading ‘The Godfather’ wins Best Picture at 45th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)
