February 1973
Events that took place in Fairfax County in February, 1973:
- February 3 – In a 4 to 1 vote, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approves a plan for a landfill on an 800-acre site in Lorton.[1]
- February 16 – 35-year-old James E. Jackson is shot and killed by 35-year-old Charles M. Landsdown, Jr. to settle an argument at 2846 Annandale Road in the James Lee Apartments in Falls Church.[2][3]
- February 28 – The Springfield Mall officially opens in Springfield.[4]
- February 28 – 36-year-old Harry McMillan fatally shoots his estranged wife, 21-year-old Delores S. McMillan, 53-year-old mother-in-law Ruth M. Sherman, and 2-year-old son William, before committing suicide in his rented cabin at 8811 Lee Highway in Fairfax. William is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where he dies.[5]
References
- ↑ Mathews, Jay. "Fairfax Approves Site for Landfill Near Lorton." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 04 1973. ProQuest. Web. 20 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ Mathews, Jay. "Fairfax Man Shot to Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Feb 18 1973. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "One Charged in Death Of Falls Church Man. Evening Star, 18 Feb. 1973, Four Star, p. 46. NewsBank, . Accessed 26 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "Springfield Mall Ranks as Area's Largest." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 25 1973. ProQuest. Web. 18 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Nunes, Donnel and Nancy Scannell. "Stormy Life Climaxed in Four Deaths." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Mar 02 1973. ProQuest. Web. 28 July 2016 .
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