Date: December 20, 1977
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 1977Morarji Desai Becomes India’s First Non-Congress Prime…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19771977 Vrancea Earthquake…
The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Deng Xiaoping Restored to Power, July 22,…
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania. Date: March 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Star Wars: A New Hope Released in US…
Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand". Date: November 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1977CIA Reveals Mind-Control Experiments in FOIA…