Space Shuttle Enterprise First Free Flight, August 12, 1977

The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes. Date: March 23, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day…

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 Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages. 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 1977Linjeflyg Flight 618 Crashes Near Stockholm, Killing 22 – January…

Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest, bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies. Date: August 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on…

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Date: April 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Elvis Presley Final Concert at Market Square Arena, June 26, 1977Torrijos-Carter Treaties Signed on Panama…

Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Date: May 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Lufthansa Flight 181 Hijacked by…