The Year Was .... Contest Closed Winners Announced

Hello Crushers!

This is going to be a little different contest then we normally have. This one is going to take a little thinking or possibly surfing on the internet. So lets try it ...

Crushers, please tell me what is 1 thing that happened in the year:

Happy Birthday Geno
Ok here we have my contribution for the year of 1973

A brief account of the 24-hour mutiny during the Skylab 4 mission in 1973/4 triggered by the astronauts' complaints of excessive workloads.

Class war in space - The Skylab 4 mutiny
Skylab 4 was the fourth Skylab mission and placed the third crew on board, consisting of Gerald Carr, commander, William Pogue, pilot and Edward Gibson, science pilot. It was each crew member's first space flight. During the mission a total of 6,051 astronaut-utilization hours were tallied performing scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources, observation of the Comet Kohoutek and other experiments.

However, the all-rookie astronaut crew had problems adjusting to the same workload level as their predecessors when activating the workshop. One of their first tasks was to unload and stow within Skylab thousands of items needed for their lengthy mission. The schedule for the activation sequence dictated lengthy work periods with a large variety of tasks to be performed. The crew soon found themselves tired and behind schedule.

As the activation of Skylab progressed, the astronauts complained of being pushed too hard. Ground crews disagreed; they felt that the astronauts were not working long enough or hard enough, and insisted the crew work through their meal times as well as their rest days to catch up. During the course of the mission, this culminated in the crew announcing an unscheduled day off, mutinying against Mission Control by turning off the communications radio while getting some rest.

They reportedly spent their day off relaxing and taking in the panoramic views of Earth from orbit. Eventually their workload was reduced, although NASA ensured that none of the crew ever flew again.

The Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on 20 October 1973.

Well, appropriately enough, being as Geno's birthday was in the same year...the song and record of the year at the 1973 Grammys was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" as sung by Robert Flack. Happy Birthday month G-Man!

Geno was born May 19th, 1973



HAPPY BIRTHDAY

In 1973 poker legend Puggy Pearson won the World Series of Poker championship....

Geno!! Hope it's a good one!

How about the hmmmmmmmmm:)

The oil crisis in 1973

Happy Birthday GENO!!! This is a moment in history and it happened on your birthday, did you know????

That on May 19, 1973:

Secretariat's winning performance in the Preakness Stakes was
marred by a controversy over the timing of the race. The original teletimer
time was 1:55 for the 1 3/16-mile race;
Pimlico amended it to 1:54 2/5 two days later.

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday!!!

platte

I forgot to mention this in my post Geno. My daughter was born in Feb 3, 1973. You're young enough to be my baby!! Hee Hee!!

platte

Happy Birthday big guy hope you have a great Birthday .
My second child was born in 1973

May 1973--Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970" album goes to #1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENO.Have a great one.

Secretariat won the Triple Crown of racing in 1973. The second race of this gem was run on the day of Geno's birth, May 19th!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENO!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENO!!!


1973 - What happened in 1973 ? Well my oldest boy was born. Yes Geno you could be my son too LOL

Ok Here are some things that happened in 1973

January 1973

Monday 01:
The Kingdom of Denmark, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are admitted into the European Community.

Friday 05:
Netherlands recognizes East Germany.

Sunday 14:
Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins. The Dolphins become the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season.

Monday 15:
Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.

Monday 22:
George Foreman breaks Joe Frazier's professional career undefeated heavyweight world boxing champion status.

February 1973

Sunday 11:
Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.

Monday 12:
Vietnam War: The first American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong.

Wednesday 21:
Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down a Libyan Airlines jet killing 108.

Thursday 22:
Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to China, the United States and the People's Republic of China agree to establish liaison offices.

Tuesday 27:
The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

March 1973

Monday 05:
Donald DeFreeze, future Symbionese Liberation Army leader, escapes from Vacaville Prison.

Wednesday 07:
The ultimately disappointing Comet Kohoutek is discovered by Lubos Kohoutek.

Saturday 24:
Rock band Pink Floyd releases Dark Side of the Moon, which will go on to become one of the most influential and commercially successful albums of all-time.

Monday 26:
The soap opera The Young and the Restless debuts on CBS television.

Thursday 29:
Vietnam War: The last United States soldiers leave South Vietnam.

April 1973


Sunday 01:
Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Corbett National Park, India.

Monday 02:
Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

Wednesday 04:
The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.

Friday 06:
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.

Monday 30:
Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.


May 1973


Tuesday 08:
A 71-day standoff, between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ends with the surrender of the militants.

Friday 11:
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times dismissed.

Monday 14:
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. It is the last launch of the Saturn V rocket.

Thursday 17:
Watergate scandal: Hearings begin in the United States Senate and are televised.

Friday 25:
Mike Oldfield releases Tubular Bells.

June 1973

Sunday 03:
Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers release the classic album Exodus, which will be named Time magazine's "Album of the Century" in 1999.

Sunday 10:
Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.

Thursday 21:
In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test, which now governs obscenity in U.S. law.

Monday 25:
Erskine Hamilton Childers is elected the fourth President of Ireland.

Tuesday 26:
On Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 persons were killed at an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.


July 1973

Monday 02:
James R. Schlesinger is sworn in as the 12th United States Secretary of Defense.

Wednesday 11:
A Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 122 people.

Friday 13:
Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the Nixon tapes to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.

Friday 20:
Indiana is found guilty of operating segregated schools by federal judge S. Hugh Dillin, who orders the state to develop a desegregation plan for Indianapolis's schools.

Wednesday 25:
Soviet Mars 5 space probe launched.


August 1973

Friday 03:
R&B singer Stevie Wonder releases the classic album Innervisions.

Wednesday 08:
Kim Dae-Jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped from a Tokyo hotel.

Wednesday 15:
Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends

Thursday 23:
The Intelsat communication satellite is launched.

September 1973

Wednesday 19:
King Carl XVI Gustaf accedes to the throne of Sweden

Thursday 20:
Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match.

Sunday 23:
Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.

Monday 24:
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

Friday 28:
ITT Building in New York City bombed to protest ITT's involvement in the September 11 1973 coup d'état in Chile.

October 1973

Wednesday 10:
Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.

Sunday 14:
1973 - Thailand's University Students protest for a democratic government; 77 are killed and 857 Injured

Saturday 20:
The Six Million Dollar Man premieres on ABC.

Sunday 21:
John Paul Getty III's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8.

Wednesday 24:
Yom Kippur War ends

November 1973

Wednesday 14:
In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

Friday 16:
US President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.

Monday 19:
American football player Lance Rentzel is arrested for exposing himself to a ten-year-old girl; he is later sentenced to five years' probation.

Sunday 25:
Greek President George Papadopoulos is ousted in military coup led by Lieutenant General Phaidon Gizikis.

Tuesday 27:
The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35).

December 1973

Saturday 01:
Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.

Monday 03:
Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.

Monday 17:
The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.

Sunday 23:
A Sobelair Caravelle passenger jet crashes in Morocco, killing 106

Tuesday 25:
The ARPANET crashes when a programming bug causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the server at Harvard University, causing the server to freeze.

Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Mets in the World Series, 4 games to 3 in 1973.

1973 is also the year the designated hitter rule took affect in the American League.

Jackie Stewart won the Formula One Driver's Championship in 1973. During the season he won the following races:

-South African Grand Prix
-Belgian Grand Prix
-Monaco Grand Prix
-Dutch Grand Prix
-German Grand Prix


Happy Birthday Geno. And happy birthday to all our other May babies.

Woof Woof

It`s hard to top Valeria, she used all the news at once
But I found something , that Birthday Boy may celebrate with ( wine )

The New York Wine Tasting of 1973 was organized by pioneering alcohol journalist Robert Lawrence Balzer. He assembled 14 leading wine experts including France’s Alexis Lichine, who owned two Chateaux in Bordeaux, a manager of the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, and Sam Aaron, a prominent New York wine merchant. They evaluated 23 Chardonnays from California, New York, and France in a blind tasting before an assemblage of 250 members of the New York Food and Wine Society.

California Chardonnays received the top four scores. Fifth place went to the 1969 Beaune Clos des Mouches Joseph Drouhin. Other French wines in the competition were the 1970 Corton-Charlemagne Louis Latour, the 1971 Pouilly-Fuisse Louis Jadot, and the 1970 Chassagne-Montrachet Marquis de Laguiceh Joseph Drouhin.

Three years later, in the notable Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, American and French wines were once again compared in a blind tasting.


Happy Birthday Geno