The year I was born.
I visited Jake’s 8BitJoystick blog article about the events happening in 1977, the year of Jake’s birthday. He is four days younger than me. I really like their article. Anyway, why don’t I make the fun entry just like what Jake did? Here I go to see what happening in the world in 1977…
References:
Via birthday card - Kalan Cards
Via book - Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames Second Edition, by Leonard Herman
Via website – 1970’s Flashback and Brief History of Home Video Games
I visited Jake’s 8BitJoystick blog article about the events happening in 1977, the year of Jake’s birthday. He is four days younger than me. I really like their article. Anyway, why don’t I make the fun entry just like what Jake did? Here I go to see what happening in the world in 1977…
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Who’s Who’s…
- President: Jimmy Earl Carter Jr. (D)
- Vice President: Walter F. Mondale (D)
- Elvis Presley, “The King,” died at age 42
- Along other celebrity deaths: Charles Chaplin, Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, Grocho Marks.
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News Events…
- Carter urged 65 degrees as max heat in home to ease energy crisis
- Comedian Freddie Prinze died of self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Nixon said he “let the American people down” by lying in Watergate
- Carter gave Coretta Scott King Meal of Freedom in honor of husband
- “Son of Sam” Killer arrested in NYC
- Unemployment drops to 7.7%
- Alex Haley got special Pulitzer for “Roots” along with nonfiction best sellers book
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Sports…
- College Football: Notre Dame
- Superbowl XII: Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10
- NBA: Portland over Philadelphia 76ers, 4 to 2
- NCAA basketball: Marquette 25-7
- World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2
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Entertainment…
- Oscar Best Picture: Annie Hall
- Oscar Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss, “The Goodbye Girl”
- Oscar Best Actress: Diane Keaton, “Annie Hall”
- The “Love Boat” with Gavin MacLeod premieres
- “Star Wars: The New Hope” movie premieres
- #1 TV Favorites: Laverne and Shirley
- Emmy Best Comedy: All in the Family (CBS)
- Emmy Best Drama: The Rockford Files (NBC)
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Prices…
- Postage Stamp: 13 cents
- Milk (half gallon): $1.68
- Gas (gallon): 62 cents
- Economy car: $5,829
- Minimum wage: $2.30
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Games…
- ‘Golden Age’ of second generation of video games glory begins
- Bushnell opens ‘Pizza Time Theater’, later changed to Chuck E. Cheese
- Atari launched Atari Video Computer (VCS, later known as the Atari 2600) in October for $249
- Shigeru Miyamoto the creator of Mario and Zelda joins Nintendo
References:
Via birthday card - Kalan Cards
Via book - Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames Second Edition, by Leonard Herman
Via website – 1970’s Flashback and Brief History of Home Video Games
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