NEWS: 1973

As 1973 begins, it's cloudy and 63 degrees F at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport. The wind is from the south at 10 mph.

Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom join the European Common Market (joining Belgium, France, West Germany/Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, all of which became charter members on March 25, 1957).

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; light rain shower in the morning; breezy until mid-afternoon; High temp. 63 F; Low temp. 41 F; Precipitation: Trace.

Damon Gupton is born in Detroit, Michigan. He's an actor and orchestral conductor, best known for his series regular roles as Charles Foster on Deadline, Evrard Velerio on Prime Suspect, Adam Page on The Divide, Detective Cal Brown on The Player, Deputy Chief Henderson on Black Lightning, and SSA Stephen Walker on Criminal Minds. He has also co-starred in the films The Last Airbender (2010), Whiplash (2014), and La La Land (2016).

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; rain in the morning; breezy in late morning; High temp. 48 F; Low temp. 34 F; Precipitation: 0.25 inch.

In Super Bowl VII, played in Los Angeles, CA, the Miami Dolphins defeat Washington 14-7. The Dolphins end their 1972 season at 17-0, including 14-0 in the regular season. THe gametime temperature is 84 F, making it the warmest Super Bowl.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy to mostly cloudy; High temp. 43 F; Low temp. 14 F; Precipitation: None.

A Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crashes while attempting to land at Kano International Airport in Nigeria, killing 176 of the 202 people on board. Kano International Airport was experiencing high winds at the time. The aircraft landed nose wheel first, and the nose wheel collapsed after hitting a depression in the runway. The right main landing gear leg subsequently collapsed. The 707 turned 180 degrees, excursed from the runway and burst into flames.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain, then clearing; breezy/windy in afternoon and evening (21 mph at 11:00 pm);; High temp. 56 F; Low temp. 32 F; Precipitation: 0.32 inch.

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces an accord to end the Vietnam War. (It is formally signed by four sides four days later in Paris, France.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy much of the day; High temp. 54 F; Low temp. 42 F; Precipitation: None.

The Vietnam peace accords, a peace treaty ending the Vietnam War, are signed in Paris, France, by representatives of Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam); Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam); the United States; and Republic of South Vietnam; the latter was made up of South Vietnamese revolutionaries.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain, then partly cloudy; High temp. 44 F; Low temp. 37 F; Precipitation: 0.82 inch.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy in late afternoon; High temp. 40 F; Low temp. 18 F; Precipitation: None.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1973 is 2.81 inches (liquid), including melted snow and ice, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature during January 1973 is 44.5 degrees F, aove the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1973 is 24.7 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees. A trace of snow falls during January 1973 at Baltimore's official weather sation, well below the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1973 is 2.82 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1973 is 43.4 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1973 is 25.1 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 1.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during February 1973, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Howard H. Aiken dies at age 73 in St, Louis, Missouri.  He was a physicist and computing pioneer, and the primary designer of the first Harvard Mark I computer that was installed at Harvard University in February 1944. He was born on March 9, 1900 (some sources say March 8) in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precipitation: None.

"The Godfather" wins the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1972. Liza Minnelli wins the award for Best Actress ("Cabaret"). Marlon Brando wins for Best Actor ("The Godfather") but refuses to accept his Oscar award.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precipitation: 0.03 inch.

The last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam, ending direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precipitation: 0.36 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1973 is 3.96 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1973 is 57.3 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1973 is 39.2 degrees F, well above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1973, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

The first handheld portable telephone is demonstrated for reporters in New York, NY. Motorola executive Martin Cooper telephones Joel S. Engel of Bell Laboratories and speaks with him using the device.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precipitation: None.

In their home opener and their first gasme of the 1973 season, the Orioles defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0. Don Baylor goes 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two doubles, and drives in 3 runs. Brooks Robinson hits 2 home runs and drives in 4 runs.  Dave McNally pitches a complete-game shutout, allowing the Brewers only 3 hits. Attendance is 26,543 at Memorial Stadium.

Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first-ever major-league designated hitter. In the first inning, he is walked by pitcher Luis Tiant with the bases loaded, but the Red Sox prevail 15-5 on 20 hits at Fenway Park in Boston. Carlton Fisk of the Red Sox hits two home runs and a double and drives in 6 runs.

At the Oakland Coliseum in California, Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first major-league designated hitter to hit a home run. He hits a 2-run homer in the first inning off of pitcher Catfish Hunter to help the Twins to an 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precipitation: None.

The Orioles defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7, coming back from a 6-1 deficit. Merv Rettenmund hits a home run and a double for the Orioles. Former Oriole Dave May hits 2 home runs for the Brewers. Mike Cuellar pitches 7 innings for the Orioles, giving up 6 runs, but Doyle Alexander gets the winning decision in relief. Attendance is 6,740.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precipitation: 0.16 inch.

The Orioles defeat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 in 12 innings in the Tigers' home opener. In the top of the 12th inning, Tommy Davis hits a run-scoring double for the Orioles and Merv Rettenmund hits a run-scoring single. Jim Palmer pitches 7 innings for the Orioles, fllowed by Grant Jackson with 3 innings. Eddie Watt pitches 3 innings in relief and gets the winning decision. The Orioles improve their season record to 3-0.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).. No snow on the ground.

The Orioles win agsinst the Detroit Tigers, 1-0 in 10 innings. They Score when Bobby Grich hits a sacrifice bunt but it is booted by the first baseman, allowing Mark Belanger to score from second base. Dave McNally pirtches 9-2/3 innings and gets his second win; Orlando Pena gets the final out and earns a save. Mickey Lolich pitches the entire 10 innings for the Tigers. The Orioles are 4-0 this season.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; a trace of snowfall;  Precipitation: 0.05 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

The Orioles lose to the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Orioles get their only hit of the game when Paul Blair singles with two outs in the seventh inning. The Brewers get only three hits, but two of them are home runs. Bill Parsons of the Brewers pitches 7-1/3 innings and gives up just the one Oriole hit, but with 6 walks and no strikeouts. Mike Cuellar pitches a complete game for the Orioles in a losing effort.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 26 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precipitation: None.

THe Orioles defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1. There are a total of 11 hits in this game, all singles. Earl Williams hits a bases-loaded single that brings in all 3 Oriole baserunners, although the last one scores on a bad throw by the right fielder. Doyle Alexander pitches a complete game for the Orioles. The Orioles are 5-1 this season.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precipitation: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 31 degrees F, a tie for the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 15th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature equals the 31 degrees F that was recorded in Baltimore on April 15, 1950, and again on April 15, 1957.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precipitation: None.

Federal Express (which would shorten its name to FedEx in 1994) begins operations as 14 planes carrying 186 packages take off from Memphis International Airport, bound for 25 U.S. cities.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precipitation: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1973 is 6.41 inches, about double the normal amount for April.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1973 is 6.41 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1973 is 62.7 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1973 is 43.3 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby horse race.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks, surrender.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain; breezy in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 66 F; Low temp. 54 F; Precipitation: 0.26 inch.

Orioles rookies Al Bumbry and Rich Coggins hit home runs back-to-back against Oakland's Jim "Catfish" Hunter, the first big-league home run for each.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; rain in the morning; breezy until evening; High temp. 78 F; Low temp. 57 F; Precipitation: 0.06 inch.

The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the "Pentagon Papers" case comes to an end, the judge citing government misconduct.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; a light rain shower; breezy in late morning and afternoon; High temp. 77 F; Low temp. 55 F; Precipitation: Trace.

In a "Battle of the Sexes" match in tennis, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs defeats 30-year-old Margaret Court in Ramona, California, 6-2, 6-1.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Televised hearings into the Watergate scandal begin with a special committee convened by the U.S. Senate.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; rain showers; breezy in the afternoon and evenong; High temp. 73 F; Low temp. 39 F; Precipitation: 0.10 inch.

U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson appoints Archibald Cox, a Harvard University law professor, as Watergate special prosecutor.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 35 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 18th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, then clear; a light rain shower; High temp. 62 F; Low temp. 35 F; Precipitation: Trace.

Secretariat wins the Preakness Stakes horse race after winning the Kentucky Derby two weeks earlier.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; a light rain shower; breezy in the early morning; High temp. 80 F; Low temp. 64 F; Precipitation: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1973 is 3.73 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1973 is 69.5 degrees F, well below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1973 is 49.6 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes horse race, becoming the ninth horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, but the first one to do so in 25 years.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precipitation: None.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states may ban materials found to be obscene.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; a thunderstorm in the afternoon; breezy at times in the afternoon (16 mph gust at 3:00 PM); High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precipitation: 0.81 inch.

Former White House Counsel John W. Dean begins testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precipitation: None.

The involuntary U.S. military draft ends.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1973 is 3.16 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1973 is 82.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1973 is 64.3 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Monica Lewinsky is born in San Francisco, California. She serves as a White House intern and U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having sexual relations with her. (See January 26, 1998)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

In the 1973 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 7-1. The game is played at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and the attendance is 40,849. For the National League, Bobby Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run and a double, Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds homers, and Willie Davis of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a homer and a single. The only American League run is scored by Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics after he doubles and is then driven in by a single from Amos Ortis of the Kansas City Royals. Bobby Bonds is named the Most Valuable Player of this All Star Game.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitches a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a thunderstorm in the evening; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precipitation: 0.60 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1973 is 4.22 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for July 1973 is 85.9 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for July 1973 is 65.9 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves pitches a 9-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. He walks three batters and strikes out four while recording the first no-hitter for the Braves franchise in Atlanta.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew calls reports that he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland "damned lies" and vows not to resign. (He does resign on October 10, 1973.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

The United States stops its bombing of Cambodia.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain; breezy at midday; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 1.28 inches.

A bank robbery begins in Stockholm, Sweden. The four hostages end up empathizing with their captors, a condition now referred to as Stockholm Syndrome.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1973 is 3.35 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for August 1973 is 86.0 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for August 1973 is 67.7 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

1.78 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any September 3rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; a heavy thunderstorm in the early evening (23 mph sustained wind and 30 mph gust at 6:00 PM); High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.78 inches.

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1973-74 school year.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

In a "Battle of the Sexes" match in tennis, 29-year-old Billie Jean King defeats 55-year-old Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. The  match was watched by an estimated 50 million people in the U.S. and 90 million people worldwide.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Orioles' designated hitter Al Bumbry hits 3 triples in one game, tying a major-league record, as the Orioles defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1. Doyle Alexander pitches all 9 innings for his 11th win of the year against 8 losses.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1973 is 4.87 inches, above the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for September 1973 is 79.2 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for September 1973 is 60.3 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Syria and Egypt attack Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War. (This war results in a sharp increase in the price of oil, which rises 70 percent on October 16th.  Also, this war is the catalyst for the Arab oil embargo which begins October 20, 1973.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew appears before the federal court in Baltimore, and pleads nolo contendere (no contest) to one felony charge, tax evasion, for the year 1967. Attorney General Elliot Richardson agrees that there will be no further prosecution of Agnew, and releases a 40-page summary of the evidence. Agnew is fined $10,000 and placed on three years' unsupervised probation. At the same time, Agnew submits a formal letter of resignation to the U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, and sends a letter to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon stating he (Agnew) is resigning from the vice presidency in the best interest of the nation. Nixon responds with a letter concurring that the resignation is necessary to avoid a lengthy period of division and uncertainty, and applauding Agnew for his patriotism and dedication to the welfare of the United States.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Gerald Ford is nominated by U.S. President Richard Nixon to be the next U.S. Vice President, replacing Spiro Agnew, who resigned two days before.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71 F; Low temp. 48 F; Precip.: None.

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) announces that it is raising the price of its oil by 70 percent, to $5.11 a barrel.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Arab oil ministers agree in principle to stop providing oil to the U.S. if the U.S. comes to the aid of Israel.  Also, they agree to cut oil production by 5 percent a month until their economic and political objectives are met. 

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Libya announces it will stop all oil shipments to the U.S. in response to the U.S.'s giving of $2.2 billion in emergency aid to Israel.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

A series of events called the Saturday Night Massacre take place in Washington, D.C., in the evening during the Watergate scandal.  U.S. President Richard Nixon orders Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox; Richardson refuses and resigns effective immediately. Nixon then orders Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox; Ruckelshaus refuses, and also resigns. Nixon then orders the third-most-senior official at the Justice Department, Solicitor General Robert Bork, to fire Cox. Bork carries out the dismissal as Nixon asked. Bork stated later that he intended to resign afterward, but was persuaded by Richardson and Ruckelshaus to stay on for the good of the Justice Department.

Saudi Arabia and the other Arab states agree to join the oil embargo. This Arab oil embargo lasts until March of 1974 but it has a profound impact on the U.S. and the world, plunging the U.S. into a deep recession in 1974 and early 1975.

Sydney Opera House, one of the world's most distinctive buildings, opens on the banks of Sydney Harbor, Australia. The unusual design is by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon. (The work on Sydney Opera House had begun 15 years earlier.)

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 74 F, Low temp. 43 F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1973 is 2.86 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1973 is 69.4 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1973 is 47.0 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 21 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Friendship International Airport is officially renamed Baltimore-Washington International Airport. From this day onward, it is commonly referred to as BWI Airport or simply BWI.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Cloudy to mostly cloudy with light rain showers; breezy/windy (26 mph sustained wind and 40 mph gust at noon); High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch.

By this date, Maryland has reduced its maximum speed limit to 50 miles per hour in response to the Arab oil embargo and the resulting energy crisis. Other states doing the same thing by this date are Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. (Federal legislation requiring a national 55-mph maximum speed limit is passed on January 2, 1974, but some states and some highways keep the 50-mph limit beyond that time.)

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 75 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1973 is 1.28 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for November 1973 is 57.5 degrees F, above the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for November 1973 is 37.0 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees.

David Ben-Gurion dies at age 87 in Tel Aviv, Israel.  He was Israel's first prime minister, serving from November 3, 1955, to June 26, 1963. He was born David Grun on October 16, 1886, in Plonsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the U.S. He replaces Spiro Agnew, who resigned on October 10th.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at BWI Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: A trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

BWI Airport gets 6.0 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall on one day for BWI Airport in 1973.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Cloudy with snow (6 inches), High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precipitation: 0.52 inch (liquid). 6 inches of snow on the ground.

The U.S. government's suggestion that people not use ornamental lighting this holiday season in order to save energy, results in a darker-than-normal Christmas and holiday season.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

William Haines dies at age 73 in Santa Monica, California.  He was a movie actor, appearing in films from 1922 to 1935. He appeared in such movies as "The Midnight Express" (1924), "Little Annie Rooney" (1926), "Navy Blues" (1929), "Way Out West" (1930), and "Fast Life" (1932).  His movie career was cut short when he refused to deny his homosexuality. He then started a successful interior design business with his life partner Jimmie Shields.  Charles William Haines was born on January 2, 1900 in Staunton, Virginia.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Rain; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1973 is 6.36 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1973 is 44.9 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1973 is 29.7 degrees F, just above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A totsal of 8.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at BWI Airport, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1973 is 45.83 inches, which is 3.51 inches above the normal amount of 42.32 inches.