Lufthansa Flight 181 Lands in Mogadishu, Hostages Rescued October 17, 1977
Date: October 17, 1977
Date: October 17, 1977
The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit. Date: July 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in…
Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen in retaliation to preventing President Anwar el-Sadat from pursuing negotiations with Israel at the Tripoli confer. Date: December 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history. Date: February 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Silver Jubilee TV…
JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. It will eventually prevail against Sony's rival Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium. Date: June 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅…
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 1977Libyan-Egyptian War Begins July 21,…
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands. Date: June 30, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977JVC Introduces VHS at CES, Wins Format War June 4, 1977Tandy Announces TRS-80 Personal Computer, August 3, 1977First GPS…