1973

Events

Dated Events

• Planet of the Apes (Animated): January. Bill Allen, Jeff Hudson, and Judy Franklin enter the NASA space program. (Source unknown)

• Planet of the Apes (Films): April-June. Events of Escape from the Planet of the Apes. (It should be pointed out that Cornelius and Zira's presence possibly creates a different timeline than the one that they came from- Cornelius describes the coming of the plague and the uprising of the apes as developing over centuries- but after they arrive, everything happens much faster.)

• Real World: January 22. Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision; the ability to have an abortion becomes a constitutional right.

• Real World: January 27. U.S. involvement in Vietnam officially ends.

• Real World: February 27. American Indian activists occupy the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee in South Dakota, beginning a 71-day standoff with federal authorities.

• Real World: May 8. The American Indian activists at Wounded Knee surrender to authorities.

• Real World: May 14. Skylab is launched by NASA.

• Real World: May 17. Congressional hearings on the Watergate scandal begin.

• Real World: June 1. A republic is proclaimed in Greece by the military.

• Real World: August 15. U.S. bombing ends in Cambodia.

• Real World: September 11. A coup allows the military to seize power in Chile.

• Real World: October 6. Yom Kippur War begins when Egypt and Syria jointly attack Israel.

• Real World: October 24. Yom Kippur War ends.

• Real World: December 3. Pioneer 10 sends back images of the first direct observations of Jupiter.

Undated Events

• Cowboy Bebop: The man later known as Chess Master Hex is born. (Cowboy Bebop Anime Guide 3)

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein, Demon Seed by Dean Koontz.

Notable Films

• And Now the Screaming Starts, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Blackenstein, Cleopatra Jones, The Clones, The Day of the Dolphin, The Day of the Jackal, The Devil's Wedding Night, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (TV movie), Don't Look Now, Dr. Death: Seeker of Souls, Dracula (TV movie), The Exorcist, Fantastic Planet, Frankenstein (TV movie)
• From Beyond the Grave, Horror Hospital, Idaho Transfer, Invasion of the Bee Girls, The Last Days of Man on Earth, The Legend of Hell House, The Legend of Hillbilly John, Lemora: Lady Dracula, Live and Let Die, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Magnum Force, The Mutations, Pigs, Raw Meat, Robin Hood, The Satanic Rites of Dracula
• Scream, Blacula, Scream, The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, The Six Million Dollar Man (TV movie trilogy), Soylent Green, Tales that Witness Madness, Terror in the Wax Museum, Theatre of Blood, The Three Musketeers, Tom Sawyer (TV movie), Vault of Horror, Westworld, The Wicker Man.

Notable Comic Books

Amazing Spider-Man #121 (death of Gwen Stacy); Amazing Spider-Man #122 (death of Green Goblin); Marvel Special Edition #15 (first Shang-Chi).

Notable Television Series

• Beginning: Star Trek (animated), Super Friends, The Tomorrow People.

• Continuing: Doctor Who (Season 11).

• Ending: Around the World in 80 Days, Sealab 2020, U.F.O.

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