Tuesday, May 30, 2006

1977 - A Year to Remember





In 1977 (the year you were born)


Jimmy Carter becomes president of the US


Most of the 10,000 Vietnam War draft evaders are pardoned by President Carter


Singer Anita Bryant starts her "Save Our Children" crusade against gay rights


Elvis Presley dies in his Graceland bathroom


Congress creates a Department of Energy


Anwar Sadat flies to Jerusalem in a dramatic gesture of willingness to discuss peace


Orlando Bloom, Shakira, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liv Tyler, and Ludacris are born


New York Yankees win the World Series


Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XI


Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup


Swedish music group ABBA passes The Beatles as having most records sold


Star Wars is the top grossing film


The Shining by Stephen King is published


"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone spends the most time at the top of the US charts


Three's Company premieres



What Happened the Year You Were Born?


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This was from My brother's blog! What cool stuff happened in the year of your birth?

2 comments:

This and That said...

my year (1969) is better than yours so there...man I hated that 'you light up my life' song!! But Star Wars was a pivotal part of my young life. I think saw it 12 times in the theater. However by Jedi puberty took over and other things (boys) seemed more important....

Aaron said...

The neatest thing that happened in 1978 (besides my birth) was the Jim Jones Peoples Temple mass suicide! 914 kool-aid drinkers died.

Also, the first computer BBS was created, Garfield debuts in newspapers, Diff'rent Strokes and Mork and Mindy premiere.