360What happened in 1973?
5 moments from 1973 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 3 April 1973
The first call from a handheld mobile phone
On 3 April 1973, Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, made the first public call from a handheld mobile phone, on a street in New York. He called a rival at Bell Labs. The prototype weighed about 1.1 kg and its battery lasted about 20 minutes. Ten years later, the first handheld mobile phone went on sale.
- On this day · 3 April 1973
The first call from a handheld mobile phone
On 3 April 1973, Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, made the first public call from a handheld mobile phone, on a street in New York. He called a rival at another company. The prototype weighed about 1.1 kg. Today there are more mobile phone subscriptions than people on Earth.
- On this day · 9 June 1973
Secretariat wins horse racing's Triple Crown
On 9 June 1973, the racehorse Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes in New York by an astonishing 31 lengths, completing the American Triple Crown. His time of 2 minutes 24 seconds is still a record for the race, and he is widely considered the greatest racehorse ever.
- On this day · 20 October 1973
The Sydney Opera House is opened
On 20 October 1973, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, with roofs shaped like sails, it took 14 years to build. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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The first handheld mobile call