Southern Airways Flight 242 Crashes in Georgia, Killing 72, April 4, 1977

South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. Date: December 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Linjeflyg Flight 618 Crashes Near Stockholm, Killing 22 – January…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day…

The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2. Date: January 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Kalakuta Republic Raid Kills Funmilayo Kuti, February…

The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder. Date: April 28, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day…

Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…