Date: December 20, 1977
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…
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers. Date: August 3, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Moscow Bombings Kill Seven in Soviet Union, January 8, 1977Kalakuta Republic Raid…
The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec. Date: August 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Libyan-Egyptian War Ends After Four Days, July 24, 1977US Supreme Court…
The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder. Date: April 28, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day…
About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. Date: September 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Fourth Soviet Constitution Adopted October 7, 1977Havana José Martí Airport Plane Crash…