Date: July 19, 1977
President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose"). Date: January 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Libya Becomes Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya March 2, 1977SFR Yugoslavia Prime Minister DΕΎemal BijediΔ…
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 β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977James Earl…
Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California. Date: May 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Pikku Kakkonen Premieres on Yle…
James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later. Date: June 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Libyan-Egyptian War Begins July 21, 1977Annie Opens…
The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project. Date: August 15, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August…
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 β π Other events on June 16 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Siegfried Buback Assassinated by…