Star Wars: A New Hope Released in US Theaters May 25, 1977

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…

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. Date: May 31, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Air Indiana Flight 216 Crash Kills 29 Near Evansville Airport, December 13, 1977Gerald Ford Pardons Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri…

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. Date: December 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977JVC Introduces VHS at CES, Wins Format…

Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters. 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 1977United Airlines Flight 2860 Crashes Near Kaysville, Utah,…

Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress. Date: March 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Havana José Martí Airport Plane Crash…

SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashes near Madeira Airport in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, killing 36. Date: December 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Red Army Faction Trial Ends: Baader, Ensslin, Raspe Guilty…