1977 The first Apple Computer goes on sale. Quebec adopts French as the official language. Jimmy Carter is elected as the President of United States and the first oil flows through the Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline. The precursor to the GPS system in use today is started by US Department of defense. Elvis Presley Dies from a heart attack aged 42.
Cost of Living 1977 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% Average Cost of new house $49,300.00 Average Income per year $15,000.00 Average Monthly Rent $240.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 65 cents Bikini$9.00 Renault Gordini $6998,00 BMW 320i $7990.00 Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling Average House Price 13,650 Gallon of Petrol 0.79 Yearly Inflation Rate UK 15.8% Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 7.00 %
What Events Happened in 1977 U.S. •
Jimmy Carter Elected President of United States
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President Carter grants pardon to American Draft dodgers of the Vietnam War Period
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Jimmy Carter President of United States warns that Americans need to make profound changes in their Oil Consumption
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The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
Bermuda •
In Hamilton, Bermuda British soldiers are called in to control race riots in the city
Romania •
1977 Bucharest Earthquake - kills more than 1,500
Canada •
French is adopted as the official language of Quebec
World •
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Amnesty International
Israel
• Menachem Begin a center-right politician for the Likud party became Israel's sixth prime minister. India •
Cyclone in India kills 20,000 and leaves 2 million homeless
Egypt •
Egypt's Leader President Anwar al-Sadat breaks rank with other Arab nations and recognizes the state of Israel
South Africa •
Student Leader Steve Biko "dies in custody" in South Africa
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Jubilee celebrations are held 7th June in the United Kingdom to celebrate twenty-five years of Elizabeth II's reign
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'Vrillon' of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', hijacks The ITN Nightly News at ITV Southern Television for six minutes
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British Public sector trade unions including Firefighters strike for wage increases over the 10% ceiling imposed by the British government
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The New York City Blackout lasts for 25 hours and results in looting and disorder.
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World Trade Center in New York, is completed
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Kelly Barnes Dam fails during the night, killing 39 people from the small bible college "Toccoa Falls Bible Institute" in Georgia.
Canary Islands •
Two 747 jumbo jets collide at Tenerife Airport in the Canary Islands
U.S. •
US Population reaches 216 million
France •
Opium Perfume introduced
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The last execution by guillotine
U.S. •
165 people die in Beverly Hills Supper Club fire on May 28th
U.S. •
The Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline opens
Palestine •
Four Palestinian hijackers hijack a Lufthansa airliner demanding the release of 11 imprisoned members of Germany's Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, also known as the Red Army Faction
Panama •
The US returns the Panama Canal back to Panama
Technology •
The first Apple II computers went on sale
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NAVSTAR Global Positioning System GPS Inaugurated by US Department of defense
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The first ever Quadraphonic concert in London by Pink Floyd
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The first commercial flight Concord London to New York
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The first MRI Scanner is tested in Brooklyn
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NASA space shuttle makes its first test flight off the back of a jetliner
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Voyager I and Voyager II are launched unmanned to explore the outer solar system
Popular Culture 1977 • • • • • •
Record company EMI sacks the controversial UK punk rock group the Sex Pistols. Star Wars opens in cinemas and filmgoers line up for hours to see it The TV Mini Series "Roots" is aired on ABC winning top audience figures, 9 Emmys and a Golden Globe Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is released The Clash release their first album "The Clash " Perhaps most important in Popular Culture is the development of punk music. from groups like the Ramones, Iggy Pop's ,Clash, Elvis Costello, The Stranglers, and the Sex Pistols
• The King " Elvis Presley" Dies at the age of 42 from a heart attack August 16th Popular Films • • • • • • • •
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Rocky Smokey and the Bandit A Star Is Born Saturday Night Fever King Kong The Deep Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Annie Hall
Popular Musicians and songs • • • • • • • • •
Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder with " I Wish " The Eagles with " Hotel California and New Kid in Town " The Bee Gees with " How Deep is your love " Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Fleetwood Mac Wings Hot Chocolate
Major World Political Leaders 1977 Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser Brazil President Ernesto Geisel Canada Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau China Chairman of the People's Republic of China Post Abolished France President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Germany Chancellor Helmut Schmidt India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Till 24 March India Prime Minister Morarji Desai From 24 March Italy Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti Japan Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda Mexico President José López Portillo Russia / Soviet Union First Secretary of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev South Africa Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster United States President Gerald Ford Till January 20, United States President Jimmy Carter From January 20, United Kingdom Prime Minister James Callaghan
