Date: March 27, 1977
The Ms 5.8 Bob–Tangol earthquake strikes Kerman Province in Iran, destroying villages and killing 665 people. Date: December 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977NASA Launches Voyager 2 Spacecraft, August 20, 1977George Jackson…
A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history. Date: February 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Last Natural Smallpox…
Elvis Presley holds what will prove to be his final concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. Date: June 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977First GPS Signal Transmitted and Received, July…
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. Date: May 31, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Space Shuttle Enterprise First Free Flight, August 12, 1977Gerald Ford Pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”) – January 19,…
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. Date: July 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅…
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters. Date: May 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Benigno Aquino Jr. Sentenced to Death by Firing…