WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO NOVEMBER 1977
Find out what all happened July to November 1977

The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls Bible College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. (6. November 1977)

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations. (20. September 1977)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania is hit by a flash flood that kills eighty and causes $350 million in damage. (20. July 1977)

Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0. (25. October 1977)

The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec (26. August 1977)

The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. (12. August 1977)

Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops rash in Merca district, Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. (26. October 1977)

The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit (4. July 1977)

The first prototype of the MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight. (6. October 1977)

The 1977 riots in Sri Lanka, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed. (12. August 1977)

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. (7. September 1977)

The 300 metre tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed. (7. September 1977)

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement. (20. November 1977)

The Gossamer Condor wins the Kremer prize for human powered flight. (23. August 1977)

South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody. (12. September 1977)

Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay. (5. September 1977)

Because of US budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down. (30. September 1977)

Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. (20. August 1977)

South Ockendon Windmill, a smock mill at South Ockendon, Essex, England collapsed. (2. November 1977)

The start of the four day long Libyan–Egyptian War. (21. July 1977)