Editing 1973 (section)

===January===
{{main|January 1973}}
* [[January 1]] – The [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/22/uk-enters-europe-eu-1-january-1973 |title=We're in: the UK enters Europe – archive, 1 January 1973 |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Denmark]] [[1973 enlargement of the European Communities|enter]] the [[European Economic Community]], which later becomes the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/history-eu/1970-79_en |title=History of the European Union 1970–79 |website=european-union.europa.eu |access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
* [[January 15]] – [[Vietnam War]]: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] announces the suspension of offensive action in [[North Vietnam]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War |title=Vietnam War - The United States negotiates a withdrawal |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 17]] – [[Ferdinand Marcos]] becomes [[President for Life]] of the [[Philippines]].
* [[January 22]]
** ''[[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman|The Sunshine Showdown]]'': [[George Foreman]] defeats [[Joe Frazier]] to win the heavyweight world [[boxing]] championship in [[Kingston, Jamaica]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ringtv.com/article/3-minutes-frazier-foreman/ |title=Three Minutes: Frazier vs. Foreman 1, Round 2 (January 22, 1973) |date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]}}</ref>
** A [[Royal Jordanian]] [[Boeing 707]] flight from [[Jeddah]] [[1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash|crashes]] in [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Nigeria]]; 176 people are killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 19730122-0|title= JY-ADO}}</ref>
* [[January 27]] – U.S. involvement in the [[Vietnam War]] ends with the signing of the [[Paris Peace Accords]].<ref name="auto"/>