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)
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)
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. Date: July 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅…
The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit. Date: July 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in…
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands. Date: June 30, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria. Date: June 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
France grants independence to Djibouti. Date: June 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Elvis Presley holds what will prove to be his final concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. Date: June 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates. Date: June 16, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain. Date: June 15, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)