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)
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…
Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War. Date: March 16, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations. Date: March 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. Date: March 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hanafi Siege: In a 39-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings. Date: March 9, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People". Date: March 2, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A thousand armed soldiers raid Kalakuta Republic, the commune of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, leading to the death of Funmilayo Anikulapo Kuti. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)