Date: November 14, 1977
The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Date: November 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Quebec Makes French Official Government Language, July 26, 1977Australia’s Worst…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in…
Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Date: August 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Vrancea Earthquake Kills 1,500 in Romania March 4, 1977First Chicago Marathon Draws 4,200 Runners September 25, 1977Australia’s…
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 1977German Autumn Ends: Schleyer Murder,…
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 1977Oracle Corporation…
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 1977Gerald Ford Pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”) – January 19, 1977South Africa Grants Bophuthatswana…