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1977 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It featured major events such as the death of Elvis Presley, the release of Star Wars, and the Camp David Accords.
- Australia - Federal Elections
- Israel - Egyptian Leader Visits
- The Us Returns The Panama Canal Back to Panama
- United States -- Commodore Pet Computer Released
- India - Indira Gandhi Resigns
- The First Apple II Computers Went on Sale
- Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline
- Spain -- First Elections Since Franco
- USA -- Star Wars Premieres
- United States -- Saturday Night Fever Premieres
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1. Australia holds federal elections on December 10 News Events. All 124 House of Representatives seats and 34 of 64 Senate seats were contested. 2. The Liberal/National Coalition lost five seats and the Australian Labor Party gained two seats. 3. Malcolm Fraser retained his leadership position as the head of the Liberal/National coalition and won ...
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat makes a historic visit to Israel during November. It was the first step towards establishing a long-term peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. His visit lasted 36 hours, during which he addressed the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) and met with Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Sadat was the first Arab leader ...
More Information and Timeline For the Panama Canal back to Panama 1. 1904 Isthmian Canal Commission gains control of the Panama Canal Zone over which the United States exercises sovereignty 2. 1905 to 1914 Planning and construction of the Panama Canal 3. 1914 The Panama canal is 47.9 miles long joining the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 4. 19...
The first all-in-one personal computer, the Commodore PET, was introduced as a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show during January of 1977. PET stood for “Personal Electronic Transactor” and was the world’s first PC to be sold to regular retail consumers. It came equipped with a monitor, keyboard, and a cassette tape drive and was originally ...
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi resigns from office. More Information for the resignation of Indira Gandhi India’s Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, resigns from office during March of 1977 after losing her seat in the general election. The daughter of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi had been involved in India’s politics most of he...
More Information and Timeline For the Apple II Computer 1. 1976 2. April 1st Apple Computer, Established in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit 3. July The Apple I computer was nothing more than fully assembled circuit board containing about 60+ chips including microprocesso...
The Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline opens on on May 31st More Information and Timeline For the Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline 1. 1973 2. October 16th OPEC announced a decision to raise the posted price of oil by 70%, to $5.11 a barrel 3. October 17th Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries or the OAPEC (consisting of the Arab members of OPEC, plu...
Spain held its first democratic elections in 41 years during June, two years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. These were the first elections held in Spain since 1936, just before the Spanish Civil War began. The voter turnout was 78.8% and the coalition party UCD (Unión de Centro Democrático) won the most votes with 34.4% of th...
The first Star Wars film, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, premieres on May 25. The epic science-fiction adventure was written and directed by George Lucas and starred Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Alec Guinness in the lead roles. It was a huge success, breaking box office records upon its release and it became a popular franchi...
The popular film “Saturday Night Fever” is released during December. John Travolta played the movie’s lead “Tony Manero” and the role helped launch his film career. It also starred actors Karen Gorney, Donna Pescow, and Barry Miller. It was a drama that was based on an article written by Nik Cohn in New York Magazine that was later revealed to be m...
Find out what happened in 1977 around the world, from Star Wars to Elvis Presley's death. Learn about the cost of living, the New York City blackout, the Atari 2600, and more.
Dec 25, 2012 · Find out what happened in 1977, from major events and disasters to births, deaths, weddings and more. Browse by month, category or keyword and discover the highlights of 1977 in film, music, sport and politics.
- 1st January » Charter 77 published its first document.
- 3rd January » Apple Inc. named Apple Computer is incorporated.
- 8th January » 1977 Moscow bombings Three bombs explode in Moscow Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenians Armenian separatist group.
- 17th January » Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on capital punishment in the United States.
Browse the list of major events that happened in 1977, from politics, sports, culture, science, and more. Find out what happened on any date in 1977 with On This Day.
Oct 16, 2017 · The Concorde supersonic transport lifts off the runway at JFK International Airport on October 20, 1977. Its first test flights stayed well below the threshold of acceptable noise levels. The...
Nov 1, 2022 · A list of the most memorable and influential pop songs from 1977, spanning genres from punk to disco to reggae. Find out which artists made the cut and why, from Bob Marley to Sex Pistols and Steely Dan to Kraftwerk.
