Timeline Wednesday 13 July 1977

Events on Wednesday 13 July 1977 2

• 1977 New York City blackout Looting and arson grip the city A complete electricity blackout plunged New York City into darkness on July 13–14, 1977. Unlike the 1965 blackout, this one triggered widespread looting, arson and disorder across the city, with over 3,000 arrests.
• 1977 Ogaden War begins Somalia invades Ethiopia's Ogaden region Somali forces invaded the Ogaden region of Ethiopia in an attempt to unite ethnic Somali territories. The war drew in Soviet and Cuban support for Ethiopia after the USSR switched sides, and fighting continued into 1978.