South Africa Grants Bophuthatswana Independence, Unrecognized by Other Nations December 6, 1977
Date: December 6, 1977
Date: December 6, 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 → 📅 Other events on August…
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 1977Begin Meets…
Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War. Date: March 16, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Optical Fiber First Carries Live Telephone Traffic April 22,…
Southern Airways Flight 242 crashes in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, killing 72. Date: April 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977New Zealand Adopts Dual National Anthems, November 21, 1977France Grants Independence to…
Nolan Bushnell opens 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 1977Star Wars: A New Hope…
The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977France Conducts Oreste Nuclear Test, November 12,…