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The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people
In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the loca
The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed
The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at t
Ahmad al-Ghashmi, the president of the Yemen Arab Republic, is killed when a bomb exploded in a suitcase carried by a So
Ahmad al-Ghashmi, the president of the Yemen Arab Republic, is killed when a bomb exploded in a suitcase carried by a So
The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been disposed of…
One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese…
Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.
Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.
The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a…
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic
The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of m
Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters
The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolutio