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Feb 22, 2024 · Here is a summary of the top news stories and history events that happened in 1977: President Jimmy Carter and Panama's General Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty, which gave Panama control of the waterway after 1999. The 800-mile-long Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was completed.
Oct 16, 2017 · New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson hits a home run in the sixth inning of the fourth game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series on October 15, 1977. Bettmann / Getty
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- New York City Blackout. The New York City Blackout lasts for 25 hours and results in looting and disorder. More Information and Timeline For the New York City Blackout.
- USA -- Atari Released in North America. The Atari 2600, also known as the Atari Video Computer System, was first released during September News Events in North America.
- USA -- Elvis Presley Dies. The “King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley, is found dead of an apparent heart attack at the age of 42. Presley died suddenly at his mansion Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Cost of Living 1977 - How Much things cost. How Much things cost in 1977. Yearly Inflation Rate USA6.5% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 831. Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.75%
Games. See also. Notes. References. 1977 in video games. 1977 had sequels such as Super Speed Race and Datsun 280 ZZZAP as well as several new titles such as Space Wars. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were F-1 and Speed Race DX in Japan, and Sea Wolf and Sprint 2 in the United States.
December 11 – After losing 26 games, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the US National Football League record their very first win; against the New Orleans Saints. December 12 – The Lockheed 's top-secret stealth aircraft project, designated Have Blue , precursor to the U.S. F-117A Nighthawk , makes its first flight.
Apr 7 MLB Toronto Blue Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5; Apr 8 Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin resigns; Apr 9 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years; Apr 10 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17)
The Top Song was You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone. The Movies to Watch include Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Smokey and the Bandit. The Most Famous Person in America was probably Steve Martin. Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (card game) was released.
