Aeroflot Flight B-2 Crashes After Takeoff, 39 Killed, July 20, 1977

Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team. Date: December 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Annie opens on Broadway. Date: April 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Southern Airways Flight 242 Crashes in Georgia, Killing 72 – April 4, 1977Aeroflot Flight B-2 Crashes After Takeoff, 39 Killed, July…

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 📅…

The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Date: November 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19771977 Vrancea Earthquake Kills 1,500 in Romania March 4, 1977Lynyrd…

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. Date: May 31, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Tenerife Airport Disaster: Deadliest Aviation Accident, 583 Killed — March 27, 19771977 Hanafi Siege Ends as Hostages Freed in…

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power. Date: July 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Voyager I Captures First Earth-Moon Photo Together September 18, 1977People’s Daily Publishes Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme,…