Optical Fiber First Carries Live Telephone Traffic, April 22, 1977
Date: April 22, 1977
Date: April 22, 1977
The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10Β 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 β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1977…
The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41Β a.m. Eastern time (ET). Date: July 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This…
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat. Date: December 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 25 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Vietnam Admitted to the United Nations – September 20, 1977Siegfried Buback Assassinated…
The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Date: November 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 6 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Voyager I Captures First Earth-Moon Photo Together September 18, 1977Capital…
The US Supreme Court rules that congressional legislation that diminished the size of the Sioux people's reservation thereby destroyed the tribe's jurisdictional authority over the area in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip. Date: April 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1977 π …
The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited memorial wreaths of the late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel. It remains the deadliest fireworks accident in the world. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in…