Date: December 20, 1977
Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah. Date: January 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Air Indiana…
In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. Date: August 10, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On…
The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. Date: August 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977CIA Reveals Mind-Control Experiments in FOIA Documents, July 20, 1977Chicago CTA…
Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39. 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 1977Tam Dalyell Raises West Lothian Question in UK Commons Debate,…
The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War. Date: July 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Egypt Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Arab States, December 5, 1977NASA Launches Voyager 2 Spacecraft, August 20, 1977Annie Opens…
The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco. Date: September 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Dan-Air Boeing 707 Cargo Crash in Lusaka, Zambia, May 14, 1977Steve Biko Dies in South African…