1977 - January. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad in Utah January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease" January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people died. January 19 - President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (aka "Tokyo Rose"). January ...

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1977 - January-March. January 2 - Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921) January 14 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1897) January 14 - Peter Finch, English-born actor (b. 1916) January 14 - Anaïs Nin, French author (b. 1903) January 17 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (executed) (b. 1940) January 19 - Yvonne Printemps, French singer and actress (b. 1895) January 29 - Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (b. 1902) J ...

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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad in Utah January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease" January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people ...

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See also: 1976 in film 1977 1978 in film 1970s in film years in film film 1977 in film - Events. In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. Rocky picks up an Academy Award for Best Picture and All The President's Men wins Jason Robards the Supporting Actor and an Art Direction for George Jenkins and George Gaines. May 25 - ...

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1977 in rail transport - January events. January 10 - Passenger service on Boston and Maine Railroad's Lexington Branch ends when a train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car and a switcher locomotive are stranded by a snowstorm at the Bedford, Massachusetts depot.[1] January 18 - Australia experiences its worst ever railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, when a commuter train derails and hits a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse on top of t ...

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Food Stamp Program - The First Food Stamp Program FSP - May 16 1939-Spring 1943. The idea for the first FSP has been credited to various people, most notably Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and the program's first administrator, Milo Perkins. Of the program, Perkins said, "We got a picture of a gorge, with farm surpluses on one cliff and under-nourished city folks with outstretched hands on the other. We set out to find a practical way to build a bridge across that chasm." The program operated by permittin ...

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National treasures of South Korea - Designated December 20 1962. Sungnyemun Gate, Jung-gu, Seoul Ten storied stone pagoda of Wongaksa temple site, Jongno-gu, Seoul Monument commemorating the border inspection of Bukhansan by King Jinheung, National Museum of Korea, Seoul Stupa of Godalsa temple site, Yeoju County Twin-lion stone lantern of Beopjusa temple, Boeun County Seven storied stone pagoda in Tap-pyeong-ri, Chungju Stele of Bongseonhonggyeongsa tem ...

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Chief Minister of Maharashtra - List of chief ministers of Maharashtra. Yashwantrao Chavan (May 1, 1960 - November 19, 1962) Marotrao Kannamwar (November 20,1962 - November 24, 1963) Vasantrao Naik (December 5, 1963 - February 20, 1975) Shankarrao Chavan (February 21, 1975 - May 17, 1977) Vasantdada Patil (May 17, 1977 - July 18, 1978) Sharad Pawar (July 18, 1978 - February 17, 1980) A R Antule (June 9, 1980 - January 12, 1982) Babasaheb Bhosale ...

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Providence may mean: Divine Providence Providence College in Rhode Island, USA Providence, a novel by Geoffrey Wolff. Providence, an NBC television series starring Melina Kanakaredes Providence, a 1977 film Providence, a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves Providence, 1970s-era band Providence Health System, a health care system which runs hospitals in O ...

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The Carina Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy in the Carina constellation. It was discovered in 1977 with the UK Schmidt Telescope. The Carina Dwarf is receeding from the Milky Way at 229 km/s. The galaxy may also be referred to as E206-G220 or PCG 19441. Categories: Dwarf galaxies | Carina constellation Other related archivesCarina, Carina constellation, Dwarf galaxies, Milky Way, UK Schmidt Telescope, constellation, dw

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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was one of the most popular and influential American singers and actors of the 20th century whose career flourished from 1926 until his death in 1977. In terms of his influence on popular music and popular culture he is rivaled only by Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Known for his large range, a rich, mellifluous baritone and vibrant, clear enunciation, Crosby is considered one of the finest and most gifted vocalists ever, and is credited as being the inspirati ...

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Christopher Bird (May 11, 1928 - May 2, 1996) became a science journalist after serving in the U.S. Army. His special field of interest was the world of unconventional scientific phenomena. His works included: Secret Life of Plants (co-authored with Peter Tompkins, 1973) ISBN 0060915870 Nikola Tesla: Great Scientist, Forgotten Genius (with Oliver Nichelson, 1977) The Divining Hand (1979) ISBN 0924608161 a History of Dowsing Secrets of the Soil (with Peter Tompkins, 1989) ISBN 1890693243 The Trial and Persecution of Gaston Naessens ( ...

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Vrillon, representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command was the name used by an unidentified voice who broadcast on the transmitters of Southern Television in the United Kingdom for about five minutes at 5:10 PM on Saturday November 26, 1977. The voice, which was disguised and accompanied by a deep buzzing, broke in to a broadcast by Independent Television News to warn viewers of "the destiny of your race" and "so that you may communicate to your fellow beings the course you must take to avoid a disaster which threatens your wor ...

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Bertrand Delanoë (born May 30, 1950; (pronounced dë-la-no-'e)pronunciation ▶ (help·info)) is a French politician, currently the mayor of Paris. He is from the French Socialist Party. Born in Tunis, Tunisia, Delanoë moved to France with his family when he was a teenager. He has been involved in politics since the age of 23 as the secretary of the Socialist federation in Aveyron. He was first elected to the Paris city council in 1977. In 1993, he beca ...

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The Voyager Golden Record is a gramophone record, attached to the two Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977, containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. It is intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form that may find it. The Voyagers will take about 40,000 years to come close to another star, hence if other beings do not come our way to meet them, it wil ...

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A voyager is a person or traveller who explores new lands and worlds. Voyager may mean: In navies: HMAS Voyager, a destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy HMS Voyager (D31), a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy USS Voyager (SP-361), a motorboat of the United States Navy In space exploration: Voyager 1, a spacecraft part of the Voyager program which launched on September 5, 1977 Voyager 2, a spacecraft part of the Voyager pr ...

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This article is about the Canadian Human Rights Act, which should not be confused with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the Canadian Bill of Rights. The Canadian Human Rights Act is a statute originally passed by the Government of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set prohibited grounds such as gender, disability, or religion. It applies throughout Canada, but only to federally regulated activities; each province and territory has its own anti-discrimination ...

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Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor. He may be best remembered as the "Bandit" in the 1977 hit film Smokey and the Bandit. Burt Reynolds - Biography. Reynolds was born to a half-Cherokee Indian father and a mother of Anglo-Saxon descent. After graduating from Palm Beach High School in Palm Beach, Florida, Reynolds attended Florida State University on a college football scholarship, becoming an all-star Southern Conference halfba ...

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Amanda Kathleen Borden (b. May 10, 1977) is an American gymnast, who was one of the seven members of the gold medalist United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, along with teammates Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, and Amy Chow. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Borden trained under coach Mary Lee Tracy at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. She took up gymnastics in 1984, and spent six years on the US women's national team (1990, 1992–97), competing in the 1993 World Championships, and ...

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