What is august 18th 1973?

On August 18th, 1973, the United States suffered one of its worst aircraft accidents. Frontier Airlines Flight 481 crashed while attempting to land at Denver's Stapleton International Airport during a thunderstorm, killing all 126 people on board.

In other events on that day, Texas Rangers slugger Jim Thome was born, as was American actor Misha Collins. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-1, and Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was released in the United States.

It was also a Saturday, and temperatures in Denver reached a high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius).