Orson Welles broadcasts "The War of the Worlds," buffalo wings are born, Ali and Foreman square off in the "Rumble in the Jungle," and Michael Jordan returns to the NBA, all on this day.
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1973: The Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus strait for the first time.