J.P. McNulty – for sending out your 1977 Yearbook and letting me keep it for as long as I needed it for, not it is a part of history.
Thank you very much JP.
Thank you very much JP.
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1977 in Review
The Year in review:
1977[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
World Events
January – The worlds first personal computer, the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
January 3 – Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated.
January 20 – Jimmy Carter succeeds Gerald Ford as the 39th President of the United States.
January 27 – Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
April 8 – The punk band The Clash’s debut album The Clash (album) is released in the UK on CBS Records.
April 22 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
May 25 – Star Wars opens in cinemas and subsequently becomes the then-highest grossing film of all time.
June 5 – The first Apple II computers go on sale.
June 16 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
June 26 – Elvis Presley performs his last-ever concert, in Indianapolis, Indiana’s Market Square Arena.
July 13 – The New York City blackout of 1977 lasts for 25 hours, resulting in looting and other disorder.
July 24 – Led Zeppelin plays their last U.S. concert in Oakland, CA at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin’s crew and promoter Bill Graham’s staff, resulting in criminal assault charges for several of Led Zeppelin’s entourage including drummer John Bonham.
August 3 – The Tandy Corporation TRS-80 Model I computer is announced at a press conference.
August 10 – David Berkowitz is captured in Yonkers, New York, after over a year of murders in New York City as the Son Of Sam.
August 16 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis for this funeral.
October 1 – Pelé plays his final professional football game as a member of the New York Cosmos.
October 14 – The Atari 2600 game system is released.
October 20 – Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors.
November 8 – San Francisco elects City Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the U.S.
November 22 – TCP/IP test succeeds connecting 3 ARPANET nodes (of 111), in what eventually becomes the Internet protocol
December 1 – The Lockheed’s top-secret stealth aircraft project, designated Have Blue, precursor to the U.S. F-117A Nighthawk, makes its first flight.
December 1- The Nickelodeon Television Channel, a children’s cartoon channel, launches as The Pinwheel Network.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 7 – Dustin Diamond, American actor
February 2 – Shakira, Colombian musician
January 13 – Orlando Bloom, British actor
February 11 – Randy Moss, American football player
April 21 – Gummo Marx, American actor and comedian, died (b. 1892)
April 23 – John Cena, American professional wrestler, actor and singer
May 10 – Joan Crawford, American actress, died (b. 1905)
June 16 – Wernher von Braun, German-born American rocket scientist, died (b. 1912)
June 23 – Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter
July 1 – Liv Tyler, American actress
August 3 – Tom Brady, American football player
August 16 – Elvis Presley, American singer and actor, died (b. 1935)
August 19 – Groucho Marx, American actor and comedian, died (b. 1890)
September 11 – Ludacris, African-American rapper
September 13 – Fiona Apple, American musician
October 14 – Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, died (b. 1903)
October 16 – John Mayer, American musician
November 5 – Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American bandleader, died (b. 1902)
Popular Songs of the Year
Dancing Queen – Abba
We Will Rock You – Queen
Brick House – Commodores
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Hotel California – Eagles
Darth Vader Theme – John Williams
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Moondance – Van Morrison
Free Bird (Live) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Boogie Nights – Heatwave
How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
My Way – Elvis Presley
You Make Lovin’ Fun – Fleetwood Mac
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section
Handy Man – James Taylor
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco
1977[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
World Events
January – The worlds first personal computer, the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
January 3 – Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated.
January 20 – Jimmy Carter succeeds Gerald Ford as the 39th President of the United States.
January 27 – Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
April 8 – The punk band The Clash’s debut album The Clash (album) is released in the UK on CBS Records.
April 22 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
May 25 – Star Wars opens in cinemas and subsequently becomes the then-highest grossing film of all time.
June 5 – The first Apple II computers go on sale.
June 16 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
June 26 – Elvis Presley performs his last-ever concert, in Indianapolis, Indiana’s Market Square Arena.
July 13 – The New York City blackout of 1977 lasts for 25 hours, resulting in looting and other disorder.
July 24 – Led Zeppelin plays their last U.S. concert in Oakland, CA at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin’s crew and promoter Bill Graham’s staff, resulting in criminal assault charges for several of Led Zeppelin’s entourage including drummer John Bonham.
August 3 – The Tandy Corporation TRS-80 Model I computer is announced at a press conference.
August 10 – David Berkowitz is captured in Yonkers, New York, after over a year of murders in New York City as the Son Of Sam.
August 16 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis for this funeral.
October 1 – Pelé plays his final professional football game as a member of the New York Cosmos.
October 14 – The Atari 2600 game system is released.
October 20 – Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors.
November 8 – San Francisco elects City Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the U.S.
November 22 – TCP/IP test succeeds connecting 3 ARPANET nodes (of 111), in what eventually becomes the Internet protocol
December 1 – The Lockheed’s top-secret stealth aircraft project, designated Have Blue, precursor to the U.S. F-117A Nighthawk, makes its first flight.
December 1- The Nickelodeon Television Channel, a children’s cartoon channel, launches as The Pinwheel Network.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 7 – Dustin Diamond, American actor
February 2 – Shakira, Colombian musician
January 13 – Orlando Bloom, British actor
February 11 – Randy Moss, American football player
April 21 – Gummo Marx, American actor and comedian, died (b. 1892)
April 23 – John Cena, American professional wrestler, actor and singer
May 10 – Joan Crawford, American actress, died (b. 1905)
June 16 – Wernher von Braun, German-born American rocket scientist, died (b. 1912)
June 23 – Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter
July 1 – Liv Tyler, American actress
August 3 – Tom Brady, American football player
August 16 – Elvis Presley, American singer and actor, died (b. 1935)
August 19 – Groucho Marx, American actor and comedian, died (b. 1890)
September 11 – Ludacris, African-American rapper
September 13 – Fiona Apple, American musician
October 14 – Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, died (b. 1903)
October 16 – John Mayer, American musician
November 5 – Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American bandleader, died (b. 1902)
Popular Songs of the Year
Dancing Queen – Abba
We Will Rock You – Queen
Brick House – Commodores
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Hotel California – Eagles
Darth Vader Theme – John Williams
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Moondance – Van Morrison
Free Bird (Live) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Boogie Nights – Heatwave
How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
My Way – Elvis Presley
You Make Lovin’ Fun – Fleetwood Mac
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section
Handy Man – James Taylor
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco
1977 Clay Tablet Image Index
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