Gerald Ford Pardons Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri D’Aquino – January 19, 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 1977Star Wars: A New Hope Released in US Theaters May…

The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Date: January 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Astronomers Discover Uranus Rings, March 10, 1977Morarji Desai Becomes India’s First Non-Congress Prime…

Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39. Date: July 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Chicago CTA Train Collision Derails, 11 Killed, 180 Injured —…

SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Džemal Bijedić, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Dan-Air Boeing 707 Cargo…

Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah. Date: January 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Wow! Signal…

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Date: April 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Red Army Faction Trial Ends: Baader, Ensslin, Raspe Guilty April 28, 1977British National Front Clashes…