Havana José Martí Airport Plane Crash Kills 67, May 27, 1977

South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody. Date: September 12, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Kelly Barnes Dam Fails, Killing 39 Near Toccoa Falls College, November 6, 1977Optical Fiber First…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom. Date: November 14, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On…

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. Date: August 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977South Africa Grants Bophuthatswana Independence, Unrecognized by Other Nations December 6, 1977Manolis…

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) More events from 1977Annie Opens on Broadway – April 21, 1977Tenerife Airport Disaster:…