Vietnam Admitted to the United Nations – September 20, 1977

The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Date: August 12, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Red Army Faction Trial Ends: Baader, Ensslin, Raspe Guilty April 28, 1977Kalakuta Republic Raided, Funmilayo Kuti Killed…

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 1977Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045…

James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later. Date: June 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977James Earl Ray Recaptured After Prison Escape,…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Chicago CTA Train Collision Derails, 11 Killed, 180 Injured…

The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted. Date: October 7, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Completed May 31, 1977Lufthansa Flight 181 Hijacked by PFLP, October 13, 1977Chicago CTA Train Collision Derails,…

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 📅…