Posted by thejuice6 on 4/14/2017 11:40:00 AM (view original):
Well, I already have 1973 N.L. so I might as well take 1973 A.L. as well.

• Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic come from behind victory and setting a new Derby record of 1:59 2/5ths.
• Bobby Riggs challenges and defeats Margaret Court, the world's #1 women's player, in a nationally-televised tennis match set in Ramona, CA northeast of San Diego. Riggs wins 6-2, 6-1 which leads to the huge Battle of the Sexes match against Billie Jean King later in the year on September 20.
• Elvis Presley's concert in Hawaii is the first worldwide telecast by an entertainer, that is watched by more people than watched the Apollo moon landings.
• At the 45th Academy Awards, The Godfather wins best picture.
• The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.
• The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.