Date: April 5, 1977
Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. Date: September 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977South…
President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose"). Date: January 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Star Wars: A New Hope Released in US Theaters May 25, 1977Silver Jubilee TV Broadcast…
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania. Date: March 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977James Earl Ray Escapes Brushy Mountain Prison, Recaptured…
The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966. Date: May 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Completed May 31,…
Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil, New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. Date: July 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. Date: September 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Space Shuttle Enterprise First Free Flight, August 12, 1977Tenerife Airport Disaster: Deadliest…