The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Date: January 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose"). Date: January 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Dลพemal Bijediฤ, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes in Kรคlvesta near Stockholm Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, killing 22 people. Date: January 15, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045, a Douglas DC-8 jet, crashes onto the runway during takeoff from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, killing five. Date: January 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2. Date: January 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. Date: January 8, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)