Date: December 13, 1977
Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Date: July 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Completed May 31, 1977Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm…
Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France. Date: September 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977JVC Introduces VHS at CES, Wins Format…
The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain. Date: July 9, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Moscow Bombings Kill Seven in…
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 1977Siegfried Buback Shot by Red Army Faction Members,…
Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television. Date: June 7, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Hua Guofeng Succeeds Mao Zedong as…
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. 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…