June 1977 - Oracle, Exorcist II, Elvis

Yep, I'm Your Boogie Man in June 1977!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in June 1977 was 'I'm Your Boogie Man' by KC and the Sunshine Band.  The group has had a total of 5 number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

June 1 - The Grateful Dead Movie premieres.

June 3 - Fraternity Row movie premieres.

June 4–5 – Humboldt Park riot in Chicago between the local Puerto Rican community and the police.

June 5 – The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109–107 to win the NBA finals 4–2. Bill Walton is named series MVP.

June 5 - The 31st Tony Awards is held.  Best Play award is given to The Shadow Box.  Best Musical award is given to Annie.

June 8 - The Other Side of Midnight movie premieres.

June 10 – James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassin) escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee (he is recaptured on June 13).

June 10 - For the Love of Benji and Grand Theft Auto movies premiere.

June 13 - It's Anybody's Guess tv series premieres on NBC.

June 15 - A Bridge Too Far movie premieres.

June 16 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

June 16 – Wernher von Braun, German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect, dies. (b. 1912 in Germany)

June 17 - Exorcist II: The Heretic movie, starring Linda Blair, premieres.

June 19 - Pope Paul VI canonizes the first American male saint, John Neumann, who is the Bishop of Philadelphia and known for his work in establishing the American Catholic parochial school system. 

June 21 - New York, New York movie premieres.

June 24 - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo movie premieres.

June 25 – Roy Sullivan is struck by lightning for the 7th time.

June 26 - Around 200,000 protesters march through the streets of San Francisco, protesting Anita Bryant's anti-gay remarks and the murder of Robert Hillsborough.

June 26 - Elvis Presley performs his last-ever concert, in Indianapolis, Indiana's Market Square Arena.

June 30 – Women Marines disbanded; women are integrated into regular Marine Corps.

1977 Chevrolet Nova:

Spiderman comic for June:

Weebles Circus playset (released 1977):

Playboy playmate of the month, Virve Reid, and Playgirl man for June, Tyler Horn:

The Nielsen top 10 shows for the week ending June 5:  1 Charlie's Angels; 2 Police Story; 3 Police Woman; 4 (tie) Nowhere To Hide (NBC Sunday movie) and Laverne and Shirley; 6 Baretta; 7 All's Fair; 8 Fish; 9 Sonny and Cher; 10 Happy Days.

Albums released in June (album / artist):
I Robot / The Alan Parsons Project
Exodus / Bob Marley and The Wailers
Knock 'Em Dead / Kid Trooper
Monkey Island / The J. Geils Band
American Stars 'n Bars / Neil Young
CSN / Crosby, Stills and Nash
Feel the Fire / Jermaine Jackson
Love Gun / Kiss

Cosmopolitan for June:

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine for June:

Newsweek for June 6th:

'The Thorn Birds' by Colleen McCullough moves to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.

 Peanuts comic strip from June 1977:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in June 1977, check out this really good site:  ultimate70s.com

May 1977 - Star Wars, AJ Foyt

Yes Sir, it's May 1977!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in May 1977 was 'Sir Duke' by Stevie Wonder.

May 6 - The White Buffalo movie premieres.  This film, featuring Wild Bill Hickok, stars Charles Bronson and correctly shows the way the historical Wild Bill carried his revolvers, butt-forward in a belt or sash without any holsters.

May 7 - Quark tv series premieres on NBC.

May 9 – James Jones, author, dies. (b. 1921)

May 10 – Joan Crawford, actress, dies. (b. 1904)

May 13 - The Car movie premieres.

May 16 – A 20-passenger S-61L topples sideways at takeoff from the roof of the Pan Am Building in Midtown Manhattan. Four passengers are killed by the turning rotors and a woman at street level is fatally struck by a fallen blade.

May 19 - The original Orient Express's last direct passenger trip from Paris to Istanbul concludes.

 May 25 – Star Wars movie premieres.

May 26 – George Willig climbs the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

May 27 - Desperate Living movie by John Waters premieres.

May 28 – The Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky is engulfed in fire, killing 165 inside.

May 29 – Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt becomes the first driver to win a record four times.

Playboy playmate of the month, Sheila Mullen, and Playgirl man for May, Steven Landen:

Big Loader construction toy (released 1977):

 Daredevil comic for May:

1977 Pontiac Firebird:

Nielsen top 20 shows for the week ending May 22:  Boxing (Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista) ABC; M.A.S.H. CBS; Lucan and Good Against Evil (ABC's Sunday movie double feature); Charlie's Angels ABC; Laverne and Shirley ABC; One Day at a Time CBS; Happy Days ABC; Barney Miller ABC; Cold Turkey.(CBS's Monday movie); Ben Hur (CBS's Sunday movie); What's Happening ABC; 60 Minutes CBS; Carol Burnett CBS; Harvey Korman Show ABC; Princess Grace NBC; Welcome Back, Kotter ABC; All in the Family CBS; The Deadly Triangle NBC; Streets of San Francisco ABC and Delta County USA (ABC's Friday movie). 

Albums released in May (album / artist):

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl / The Beatles

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour / Parliament

Holly Days / Denny Laine

I Remember Yesterday / Donna Summer

One of the Boys / Roger Daltrey

Little Queen / Heart

In the City / The Jam

Spot the Pigeon / Genesis

Free Fall / Dixie Dregs

I'm in You / Peter Frampton

Crazy magazine for May:

Outdoor Life magazine for May:

Woman's Day magazine for May:

'Falconer' by John Cheever moves to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.

Peanuts comic strip from May 1977:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in May 1977, check out this really good site:  ultimate70s.com

April 1977 - Annie Hall, Dover Demon

Enjoy April 1977, You Dancing Queen!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in April 1977 was 'Dancing Queen' by Abba.

April 2 - The Eagle Has Landed movie premieres.

April 4 – Grundy, Virginia experienced a major flood that caused around $15 million in damages to 228 residential and commercial structures.

April 6 - Audrey Rose movie premieres, starring Anthony Hopkins.

April 8 - Demon Seed movie premieres.

April 18 - Alex Haley is awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Award in Letters for the novel Roots:  The Saga of an American Family.

April 20 - Annie Hall movie premieres, starring Woody Allen.

April 21 – Residents of Dover, Massachusetts report sightings of the "Dover Demon".  There were 3 separate sightings, all by teenagers.  Police wrote it off as a hoax.

April 21 – Gummo Marx, vaudeville performer and last surviving Marx brother, dies. (b. 1893)

April 21 - Annie debuts on Broadway.

1977 Ford Pinto:

Star Mission pinball toy (released 1977):

Super Friends comic from April:

Playboy playmate of the month, Lisa Sohm, and Playgirl man for April, Geoffrey Kane:

Nielsen top 10 shows for the week ending April 10th:  1 Something for Joey (CBS Wednesday movie); 2 Jesus of Nazareth (conclusion); 3 Laverne and Shirley; 4 Happy Days; 5 Three's Company; 6 Bugs Bunny; 7 (tie) Little House on the Prairie and Easter Beagle; 9 Barney Miller; 10 People's Command Performance.

Albums released in April (album / artist):

Phyllis Hyman / Phyllis Hyman
Ask Rufus / Rufus
The Clash / The Clash
Sin After Sin / Judas Priest
Love You / The Beach Boys
Clear Air Turbulence / Ian Gillan Band
Lace and Whiskey / Alice Cooper
Caught Live + 5 / The Moody Blues

'Oliver's Story' by Erich Segal moves to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.

Christopher Street magazine for April:

Jet magazine for April:

MAD Magazine for April:

Peanuts comic strip from April 1977:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in April 1977, check out this really good site:  ultimate70s.com

March 1977 - Airport 77, Eight is Enough, Pavarotti

Feeling Evergreen in March 1977!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in March 1977 was 'Evergreen' by Barbra Streisand.  Paul Williams wrote the lyrics.  Among many other songs, he also wrote the lyrics to the Love Boat theme...a show on which he was also a guest star!

March 3 - Mr. Billion movie premieres.

March 7 - Second Chance, the forerunner to Press Your Luck, premieres on ABC.

March 9 – Approximately a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims take over 3 buildings in Washington, D.C., killing 1 person and taking more than 130 hostages. The hostage situation ends 2 days later.

March 9 - Islands in the Stream movie premieres.

March 11 - Sesame Street broadcasts its 1,000th episode.

March 11 - Black Sunday and Airport '77 movies premiere.

March 14 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist, dies. (b. 1917)

March 15 - Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti are seen in "La bohème" on PBS and heard in stereo on local (mostly NPR) stations in the first live "simulcast" from the Met.

March 15 - Eight Is Enough and Three's Company premiere on ABC.

March 20 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not tv series premieres on CBS.

March 25 - Eraserhead movie premieres.

March 27 - In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ABC affiliate WITI and CBS affiliate WISN-TV swap affiliations, reversing a swap that took place in 1961.

March 27 - In the Virginia Slims Championships final, Chris Evert defeats Sue Barker.  This is her sixth singles title of the year and the 73rd of her career. 

March 28 – At the 49th Academy Awards, Rocky wins for Best Picture. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight all win for their performances in Network for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.  Jason Robards wins Best Supporting Actor for All the President's Men.  Beatrice's performance is the shortest to ever win an acting Oscar, at 5 minutes and 2 seconds.

March 29 – Charles Nicoletti, American gangster, dies. (b. 1916)

March 30 - Esther Rolle departs the CBS sitcom Good Times.  Rolle does not return until the sixth and final season in September 1978.

1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo:

Milky toy (released in 1977):

Sears Spring/Summer 1977 catalog:

Welcome Back, Kotter comic for March:

Playboy playmate of the month, Nicki Thomas, and Playgirl man for March, Greg Cuskelly:

Nielsen top 20 shows for the week ending March 20th:  M.A.S.H. CBS; Happy Days ABC; The Waltons CBS; Wizard of Oz CBS; One Day at a Time CBS; Mary Tyler Moore CBS; Murder at the World Series ( ABC Sunday movie); Hawaii Five-0 CBS; Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers (NBC Monday movie); Baretta ABC; Charlie's Angels ABC; Bing Crosby Special CBS; Peanuts special CBS; Foreman-Young boxing ABC; Little House on the Prairie NBC; Eight is Enough ABC; Welcome Back, Kotter ABC; Kojak CBS; Miracle Months CBS and Rockford Files NBC.  

Albums released in March (album / artist):
High Class in Borrowed Shoes / Max Webster
Foreigner / Foreigner
Go for Your Guns / The Isley Brothers
Dandy in the Underworld / T.Rex
Islands / The Band
Live at the London Palladium / Marvin Gaye
Works Volume 1 / Emerson, Lake and Palmer
The Idiot / Iggy Pop
Whatever Happened to Slade / Slade
Commodores / Commodores

Fun YouTube video featuring commercials from 1977:
1977 Commercials

Dynamite magazine for March:

Starlog magazine for March:

Teen Beat magazine for March:

Peanuts comic strip from March 1977:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in March 1977, check out this really good site:  ultimate70s.com