1973
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Riding in the wagon
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Building a snowman with my sister
Kristy
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Just chilling with Kristy | In the pool with Kris and Dad |
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Sports History
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..Philadelphia Phillies (MBL) | ..71-91 | |
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..Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) | ..37-30-11 | |
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..Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | ..5-8-1 | |
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..Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) | ..9-73 | |
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..Philadelphia Atoms (NASL) soccer | ..9-8-2 | .. NASL Champions |
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..Penn State (College Football) | ..12-0 | |
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What
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| 01/06/1973
- "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication
Rock 01/11/1973 - American League adopts designated hitter rule 01/11/1973 - Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Wash DC 01/27/1973 - US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & milt draft 01/30/1973 - 1st Kiss concert (Queens NY) 02/26/1973 - Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m 03/06/1973 - In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter .................... (he hits 2 HRs & knocks in 7 RBIs) 03/27/1973 - 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support .....................of .Indians 04/14/1973 - Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal 05/04/1973 - 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine 05/04/1973 - Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 05/17/1973 - Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings 07/10/1973 - Bahamas declares Independence from UK & adopts constitution 07/23/1973 - Pres Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the ....................Watergate investigation 08/17/1973 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 08/22/1973 - Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as min of Foreign affairs 08/28/1973 - "Monster Mash" goes gold 10/09/1973 - Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years 10/10/1973 - VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns 10/18/1973 - Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin 11/07/1973 - NJ becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league 11/17/1973 - Pres Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their.pres is a crook. Well, I'm not a .....................crook" 12/06/1973 - Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew 12/16/1973 - O J Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season |