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Rachel Nichols (journalist)
1973Oct, 18

Rachel Nichols (journalist)

Rachel Nichols, American journalist and sportscaster
Rachel Michele Nichols (née Alexander; born 1973 or 1974) is an American sports broadcaster who was a television host for ESPN, a sports reporter, and an anchor. She hosted a National Basketball Association (NBA) discussion show, The Jump, which aired weekdays on ESPN and covered news and stories from around the league with a panel of NBA analysts and players.

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Events on 1973

  • 20Jul

    Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
  • 15Aug

    Cambodia

    Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
  • 22Aug

    Salvador Allende

    The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
  • 17Oct

    1973 oil crisis

    OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
  • 4Nov

    1973 oil crisis

    The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.