Martin Luther King Jr. Posthumously Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, July 11, 1977
Date: July 11, 1977
Date: July 11, 1977
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…
Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People". Date: March 2, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
A thousand armed soldiers raid Kalakuta Republic, the commune of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, leading to the death of Funmilayo Anikulapo Kuti. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Morarji Desai Becomes…
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers. Date: August 3, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 3 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Johnstown Flood Kills 84, Causes Massive Damage, July 20, 1977Martin Luther King…
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. Date: July 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1977 π …
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 1977Morarji Desai Becomes Indiaβs First…