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1973
01 Jan Britain joins the EEC

11 Jan First Open University degrees awarded

15 Jan Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam

19 Jan Super tug to defend fishing fleet

23 Jan Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal

04 Feb Vietnam observers' struggle for peace

01 Mar Palestinian gunmen hold diplomats in Sudan

05 Mar Mid-air collision kills 68

09 Mar Northern Ireland votes for union

10 Mar British officials shot dead in Bermuda

26 Mar Stock Exchange admits women

08 Apr Art master Picasso dies

30 Apr Nixon takes rap for Watergate scandal

01 May Thousands strike over pay and prices

20 May Royal Navy moves to protect trawlers

31 May US Senate stops Cambodia bombing

09 Jul Bahamas' sun sets on British Empire

30 Jul Final deal for thalidomide victims

31 Jul Chaotic meeting of Belfast Assembly

02 Aug Dozens die in resort fire

05 Aug Athens attack leaves three dead

21 Aug 'Bloody Sunday' inquest accuses Army

10 Sep Bomb blasts rock central London

10 Sep Big Biba opens its doors

11 Sep President overthrown in Chile coup

26 Sep Concorde slashes Atlantic flight time

06 Oct Arab states attack Israeli forces

08 Oct Commercial radio joins UK airwaves

14 Oct Thai army shoots protesters

20 Oct Dalai Lama makes first UK visit

14 Nov IRA gang convicted of London bombings

14 Nov Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne

25 Nov Army deposes 'hated' Greek president

01 Dec Israel's founding father dies

09 Dec Sunningdale Agreement signed

20 Dec Spanish prime minister assassinated
  
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