NASA Launches Voyager 2 Spacecraft, August 20, 1977
Date: August 20, 1977
Date: August 20, 1977
The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes. Date: March 23, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day…
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody. Date: September 12, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Siegfried Buback Assassinated by Red Army Faction, April 7, 1977London Transport Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster…
Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War. Date: March 16, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Dan-Air Boeing 707 Cargo Crash in Lusaka, Zambia, May…
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people. Date: May 14, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Nolan Bushnell Opens…
Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Steve Biko Dies in South African Police Custody, September 12, 1977Torrijos-Carter Treaties Signed on Panama…
The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations. Date: March 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from…