TIMELINE 1977 – Groovy Year of Rumors, Son of Sam and Star Wars

1977 was The Year NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough scored his 2nd Consecutive Cup Series Championship with:
9 Wins
25 Top 5s
27 Top 10s
And a 4.5 Average Finish out of 30 Races.

March 4 1977 – Vrancea earthquake, The earthquake killed about 1,578 people in Romania, 1,424 of them in Bucharest, and left more than 11,300 injured.

16 July 1977, Janelle Commissiong was crowned miss universe, she was the First Black titleholder of the pageant.

The biggest news story in the Wash. DC area where I lived, was the seizure of three buildings in DC from March 9-11, 1977, by members of the Hanafi Muslim sect. Two people were killed, three were wounded, including future mayor Marion Barry, and 140 were taken hostage. The leader was demanding the removal of a movie from theaters and for the killers of his family to be turned over to him for justice. It finally ended when several diplomats negotiated an end. Really surprised this was not included in the timeline given it was such a major event.

God, thank you for healing all of our land and every hearts of hearts in Jesus mighty name. Amen 🙏

Stern isn't going at all anymore. Dude got his show cancelled bc he's an asshole.

My youngest brother was born in the Fall of 1977, my parents are gone but me and my siblings are close and look out for each other . I also got my kitten in 1977 when I was 8. Snowball lived to be almost 16, I had her put down due to her having a devastating seizure in 1993; I was 24.

Yeah l was 14 when Elvis' death was announced. Being from California visiting my best friend whos family moved to Kansas while standing in line for a ride at Silver Dollar city amusement park in the Ozarks or near Brandson, MO.. unsure?
(wasnt driving & didnt pay attention)
But l think the closer to MEMPHIS one might be in the country on that day… the deeper impact it had on the public in general. Cause we were in the middle of a highly anticipated day and l think all the life deflated in front of our eyes, from the face of the guy manning the head of the ride line.. who relayed like a sick zombie that Elvis had been found dead. Basically the entire park of people having fun and its employees just disbanded ever so gradually but rapid enough to notice and suddenly feel we wernt priority AT ALL or even PRESENT… and that it was wrong of us to want to continue to ride their rides and justify the price of admission for that day we had paid for. It cut short our church groups far traveled field trip to the park just because LIFE shut down upon that days news. It was a Saturday if l recall.

Elvis looked like a corpse at that point

When Elvis diedI was 13,
I felt the need to get on my bicycle and go door to door announcing it. 😂

They need to update this series because it's fucking tired

You sound too much like Stephen Colbert I’m out

Last year before wealth disparity exploded. Last normal year for the average citizen's personal income.

I picked Seattle Slew to win the Kentucky Derby.

I was born in 76

August 15 1977 WOW signal!

The song that transports me to this year is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel.

The coal strike during that incredibly cold winter caused us to miss a month of school that year. We made full use of every day sledding down the awesome hill behind Holiday Valley. If you know, you know.

I was born in 1969

My dad was living in my home county, Hernando County, Florida in Jan 1977. He has a picture of a small snowman that he made on the hood of his car.

7 yrs old then as well.
Love the whole series.. super well done.

Smokey and the Bandit is my Star Wars…ha🤠

The best thing about 1977 is the debut of the 1st Star Wars movie.

How could you just skip over “Saturday Night Fever” with just a bare mention? The movie was a cultural phenomenon and the soundtrack was among the best-selling albums in music history, and still ranks among the best-selling soundtrack albums worldwide, with sales figures of over 40 million copies. Furthermore, the Bee Gees, had songs that spent 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. “How Deep is Your Love” reigns as the most successful Bee Gees song. As the first of the six consecutive chart-toppers, “How Deep is Your Love” spent over 30 weeks on the charts and was followed by tracks like “Night Fever,” and “Stayin’ Alive.

17:13 your anus

Elvis costello premiered with "My aim is true," in 1977. All I remember about that Year.