Class of '73

Tag: Hanes Beefy

Size: X Large

Measurements: 22" x 31"

Stitching: Single top, single bottom

Flaws: none

1973 was a significant year in many ways. Here are a few notable events and facts from that year:

• The Vietnam War continued, with the U.S. involvement starting to wind down. The last American combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam in August of 1973, although the war continued until 1975.

• The Watergate scandal was in full swing. In July of 1973, former White House aide Alexander Butterfield revealed that President Nixon had recorded conversations in the Oval Office, setting off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to Nixon's resignation the following year.

• The Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War broke out in October of 1973, with Egypt and Syria attacking Israel in an attempt to regain territory that had been lost in the Six-Day War of 1967. The conflict lasted about three weeks and ended with a ceasefire.

• The World Trade Center in New York City officially opened in April of 1973. At the time, it was the tallest building in the world.

• The hit song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack was released in 1973 and became one of the biggest songs of the year.

• The American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in 1973, a significant milestone in the gay rights movement.

These are just a few of the many events and developments that took place in 1973.

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