Havana José Martí Airport Plane Crash Kills 67, May 27, 1977
Date: May 27, 1977
Date: May 27, 1977
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…
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. Date: August 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On…
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers. Date: August 3, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Apple Computer Incorporated January 3, 1977Great Lakes Blizzard Destroys Upstate New York…
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Date: April 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Chicago Transit Authority Train Collision Kills 11, Injures 180, February 4, 1977Tandy Announces TRS-80 Personal…
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. Date: July 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅…