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August 28, 2025
Arecibo Message Sent to Outer Space
In November 1974 the Arecibo message, an interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth was sent to the globular clusterMessier 13 .
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August 25, 2025
President Richard Nixon resigns
In August 1974 US President Richard Nixon’s announced his intention to resign the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal.
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August 21, 2025
Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War
In October 1973 the Yom Kippur War (Arab–Israeli War) was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Most of the fighting was in territories occupied by Israel since 1967 (Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights).
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August 18, 2025
General Pinochet seizes power in Chilean Coup
In September 1973 General Augosto Pinochet seized power in Chile in a coup against President Allende.
Allende, described as a Marxist, faced significant social unrest, political tension with the opposition-controlled Chilean Congress and intervention by the CIA.
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August 14, 2025
US Halts Bombing of Cambodia
After the 1973 the Paris Peace Accords the struggle for control of territory in South Vietnam continued until North Vietnam released all American POWs and the US completed its military withdrawal from South Vietnam.
In August 1973 the U.S. Air Force bombing of Cambodia halted after a final round of bombardment of suspected Khmer Rouge guerrilla enclaves. A result of the Case-Church Amendment, the halt officially ended 12 years of American combat in Southeast Asia.
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August 11, 2025
Nixon & National Security Advisor Discussion
In June 1973 Richard Nixon discussed Vietnam negotiations with Brent Scowcroft.
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August 7, 2025
Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War
In June 1973 US and Soviet leaders met at the White House for a high-water mark in détente between the USSR and the US. The Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War was signed during the summit.
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August 4, 2025
World Trade Center Opens
The World Trade Center, a complex of seven buildings in New York’s financial district, was dedicated in April 1973.
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July 31, 2025
First Hand-held Mobile Phone
The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by Motorola in New York City in April 1973, using a handset weighing about 4 1/2 pounds.
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July 28, 2025
Libyan Arab Airliner Shot Down
In February 1973 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, a regularly scheduled flight to Cairo, was shot down by Israeli fighter jets after it mistakenly entered airspace over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula – then under Israeli occupation. 108 passengers and crew died, with only 5 survivors.
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