London Transport Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster Buses Launch April 11, 1977

The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages. Date: July 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977France Conducts Oreste Nuclear Test, November 12, 1977Dan-Air Boeing 707…

Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. Date: October 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on…

Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest, bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies. Date: August 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on…

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 → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Egypt Breaks Diplomatic Ties with…

The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania. Date: March 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Japan Airlines Flight 715 Crashes in Malaysia, Killing…

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…