Tupolev Tu-154 Crash Near Benghazi Kills 59, December 2, 1977
Date: December 2, 1977
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Date: December 2, 1977
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The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed. Date: September 7, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today)…
The Hanafi Siege: In a 39-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings. Date: March 9, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 9 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Nolan Bushnell Opens First Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre,…
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Date: April 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Southern Airways Flight 242 Crashes in Georgia, Killing 72, April 4, 1977David Berkowitz Arrested in…
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 1977Golden Dragon Massacre…
The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited memorial wreaths of the late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel. It remains the deadliest fireworks accident in the world. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in…
The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Date: January 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 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 14, 1977Kalakuta Republic Raided,…