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**APRIL {1973} ** //In April of 1973, the world became better communicated from the first moblie phone being released which helped people become better communicated with each other, this was a big step in technology and for everyone using it. In April big things were changing like the world trade center opening which brought alot more people into the town and it became a focal point of New York.Fashion and music continued to progress with the bell bottom pants, platform shoes and soft rock music //

**T﻿he Invention of the Mobile Phone**


 * April 3, 2003 marked the 30th anniversary of the first public telephone call placed on a portable cellular phone. Martin Cooper-- placed that call on April 3, 1973, while general manager of Motorola's Communications Systems Division. It was the incarnation of his vision for personal wireless communications, distinct from cellular car phones. That first call, placed to Cooper's rival at AT&T's Bell Labs from the streets of New York City.


 * Following the April 3, 1973, public demonstration, using a "brick"-like 30-ounce phone, Cooper started the 10-year process of bringing the portable cell phone to market. Motorola introduced the 16-ounce "DynaTAC" phone into service in 1983, with each phone costing the about $3,500. It took seven additional years before there were a million subscribers in the United States. Today, there are more cell phones than wireline phone users in the world, with mobile phones weighing as little as 3 ounces


 * 1973: Martin Cooper of Motorola uses the first portable handset moblie phone ... to make the first cellphone call ... to his rival at Bell Labs. Rub it in.
 * At Motorola, Cooper and designer Ruby Krolopp worked on the "Shoe" phone, using many of the company's existing electronics patents. They produced the Motorola DynaTAC (for DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage): 9 inches tall, 2½ pounds, with 30 circuit boards. You could talk for 35 minutes, and it took 10 hours to recharge.

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To find out more about Martin Cooper and why he was a connector see link below:

Martin Cooper as a Connector


 * On April 30th –The Watergate Scandal was occuring: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrilichman, and others have resigned.

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~ In 1973 style was very different then how it is now. It was very colorful, bright and many patterns! ~ Some Popular styles were alot of mini dresses, platform shoes, bell bottom pants and much more. This trend went throughout most of the 70's. The 70's were a big time for the dance of disco and how they dress reflected the fun and exciting style of music at the time as well. ~ Disco didn't become huge until later in the 70's but the clothes and fashion definitley became a big part of their lives in the early 70's.
 *  THE //__STYLE__// OF 1973: **





**Music of 1973 **
 * During the early 1970's soft rock/pop rock was the popular genre of music including artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, The Carpenters, The Eagle, Paul McCartney and many more. R&B (rythem and blues) music continued to rise in 1973 with strong influence from The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Ecofont Vera Sans','sans-serif';">After releasing their sixth album "Skywriter" in March 1973, The Jackson 5 (Picture Abover Left) began their Skywriter Tour in April of 1973.
 * Fleetwood Mac (Picture Above Right), a popular band throughout the 70's began their Penguin Tour in New York April 30, 1973



The album sold a total of at least 31 millions copies, and included popular singles "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", and "Saturday Night is Alright For Fighting".
 * Stevie Wonder (Picture Above Left) made the cover of the Rolling Stone Magazine that was released on April 26, 1973. Stevie Wonder was a popular R&B artist.
 * Elton John (Picture Above Right) released his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973, It is said to be his most popular and successful album.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 250%;">1973 StanleyCup Finals The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals lasted from April 29-May 10. The Chicago Blackhawks faced off agains the Montreal Canadiens, which was a rematch for both teams from the 1971 Stanley Cup. Just like the '71 Stanley Cup Finals, Montreal beat Chicago in the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals. The finals were set up in a //best of seven// format, where Montreal won 4-2. Montreal was coached by Scotty Bowman, and Chicago was coached by Bill Reay. The sixth game was held in Chicago, where the Canadiens were ahead 3 game to 2. The Montreal Canadiens won that game 6-4, with winning goal scored by Yvan Cournoyer who was also named MVP.

Below is a table of the '73 series:
 * ~ Date ||~ Visitors ||~ Score ||~ Home ||~ Score ||~ Notes ||
 * April 29 || Chicago || 3 || **Montreal** || **8** ||  ||
 * May 1 || Chicago || 1 || **Montreal** || **4** ||  ||
 * May 3 || Montreal || 4 || **Chicago** || **7** ||  ||
 * May 6 || **Montreal** || **4** || Chicago || 0 ||  ||
 * May 8 || **Chicago** || **8** || Montreal || 7 ||  ||
 * May 10 || **Montreal** || **6** || Chicago || 4 ||

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 280%;">1973 Movies Popular movies from 1973 include The Exorcist, The Sting, Charlottes Web, Robin Hood, and Enter the Dragon.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">﻿Director: William Friedkin <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Release date: December 26, 1973 <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Running Time 122 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Gross Income: $89,000,000 media type="youtube" key="YDGw1MTEe9k" height="186" width="336"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">The Exorcist **

**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">﻿The Sting **

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Director: George Roy Hill

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Release date: December 25, 1973

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Running Time 129 minutes

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Gross Income: $78,212,000

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Director: Charles A. Nichols Iwao Takamoto <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Release date: March 1, 1973 <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Running Time 94 minutes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Charlotte's Web **

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Director: Wolfgang Reitherman <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Release date: November 8, 1973 <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Running Time 83 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Gross Income: $18,000,000
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Robin Hood **

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