Date in year · 1977 · The 1970s
On July 4, 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. The year's #1 song was "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart. Vitor Belfort, Haimar Zubeldia, Ivonne Teichmann would arrive in the same year.
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The George Jackson Brigade, or GJB, was a militant group founded in the mid-1970s, based in Seattle, Washington, and named after George Jackson, a dissident prisoner and Black Panther member shot and killed during an escape attempt at San Quentin Prison in 1971. The group combined veterans of the women's liberation movement, LGBTQ activists, and Black prisoners.
Around 1977
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
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Revolutionary group based in Seattle, Washington (1975–1978)
The George Jackson Brigade, or GJB, was a militant group founded in the mid-1970s, based in Seattle, Washington, and named after George Jackson, a dissident prisoner and Black Panther member shot and killed during an escape attempt at San Quentin Prison in 1971. The group combined veterans of the women's liberation movement, LGBTQ activists, and Black prisoners.
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