United Airlines Flight 2860 Crashes Near Kaysville, Utah, December 18, 1977

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 1977Jimmy Carter…

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 1977New York City Blackout Sparks Fires and Looting, July 13, 1977Sri Lanka Riots Targeting Tamils…

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 1977Elvis Presley Final Concert at…

The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Date: January 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045 Crashes During Takeoff, Five Killed, January 13,…

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 1977London Transport Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster Buses Launch April…