TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 Crashes in Madeira, 131 Killed November 19, 1977

Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together. Date: September 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977China Ends Shakespeare Ban, Cultural Revolution Ends May 25, 1977Sri Lanka…

The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. Date: September 7, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on…

Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983. Date: November 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day…

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 1977Federation of…

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…

An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. Date: November 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More…