Gerald Ford Pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”) – January 19, 1977

South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. Date: December 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Lufthansa Flight 181 Hijacked by PFLP, October 13, 19771977 Hanafi…

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. Date: December 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977CDC Identifies Legionnaires’ Disease Bacterium, January 18,…

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement. Date: November 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977…

About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. Date: September 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Last Guillotine Execution in France: Hamida Djandoubi, September 10, 1977Libya Becomes Socialist…

The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected. Date: January 28, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1977…