Somalia Declares War on Ethiopia, Starting the Ogaden War, July 13, 1977

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045, a Douglas DC-8 jet, crashes onto the runway during takeoff from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, killing five. Date: January 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977NASA…

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…

TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131. Date: November 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Linjeflyg Flight 618 Crashes Near Stockholm, Killing 22 – January 15, 1977NASA Launches…

Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. Date: January 8, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Japan Airlines Flight…

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…