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:

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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

February 1977 - American Bandstand, Enterprise Shuttle

Don't Be Torn, Just Enjoy February 1977! 

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in February 1977 was 'Torn Between Two Lovers' by Mary MacGregor.  MacGregor later admitted that she hated this song because she had little sympathy for the narrator, a woman who confesses to her husband that she is having an affair, but pleads with him to stay with her and accept the situation.

Cost of Living in 1977
Average yearly household income $16,100
Minimum wage (per hour) $2.30
Average cost of a new home $54,350
Postage stamp $0.13
Gas (1 gallon) $0.62
Gold (1 oz.) $161.10
Movie ticket $2.23

February 2 - Tales of the Unexpected tv series premieres on NBC.

February 4 - Eleven CTA commuters are killed when an elevated train derails from the Loop in central Chicago.

February 4 – Brett Halliday (Davis Dresser), mystery writer, dies. (b. 1904)

February 4 - American Bandstand celebrates its 25th anniversary on ABC with a special hosted by Dick Clark.

February 6 - The 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.  Celebration of this event culminates in Jubilee Day on June 7th. 

February 9 - Fun with Dick and Jane and Twilight's Last Gleaming movies premiere.

February 12 – Henry Jordan, American football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, dies. (b. 1935)

February 18 – The space shuttle Enterprise test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a Boeing 747, at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

February 18 - Hunter tv series premieres on CBS.

February 19 - At the 19th Annual Grammy Awards, Helen Hayes becomes the second person, and first woman, to become an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner).  Record of the Year was This Masquerade by George Benson.  Album of the Year was Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder.  Song of the Year was I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow.  Best New Artist was Starland Vocal Band.

February 21 – John Hubley, American animator, dies. (b. 1914)

February 25 - Slap Shot and Tentacles movies premiere.

1977 Porsche 911:

Playboy playmate of the month, Star Stowe, and Playgirl man for February, Richard Lee Baney.  Richard was a Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Pilots, then the Cincinnati Reds.

Charlie's Angels Beauty Hair Care Set (released 1977):

Incredible Hulk comic for February:

Nielsen's top 10 network television programs for the week ending Feb. 13: 1 How The West Was Won Part 2; 2 Happy Days; 3 Laverne and Shirley; 4 Charlie's Angels; 5 (tie) M-A- S-H and Six Million Dollar Man; 7 People's Choice Awards; 8 The Last Dinosaur (ABC Friday Movie); 9 One Day at a Time; 10 Welcome Back, Kotter.

Albums released in February (album / artist):
In Your Mind / Bryan Ferry
Rumours / Fleetwood Mac
Love at the Greek / Neil Diamond
Stay in Love / Minnie Riperton
White Snake / David Coverdale
New Harvest – First Gathering / Dolly Parton
Songs from the Wood / Jethro Tull
Sleepwalker / The Kinks
Harbor / America
Glorious / Gloria Gaynor
(I'm) Stranded / The Saints
Peter Gabriel / Peter Gabriel

After Dark magazine for February:

 Rolling Stone for February:

Vogue magazine for February:

Peanuts comic strip from February 1977:

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January 1977 - Apple, Super Bowl, Jimmy Carter

Get Your Car Washed, it's January 1977!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in January 1977 was 'Car Wash' by Rose Royce.

1977 Federal Government

President: Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) (until January 20), Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) (starting January 20)

Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller (R-New York) (until January 20), Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) (starting January 20)

Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)

Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma) (until January 3), Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) (starting January 4)

Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) (until January 3), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) (starting January 3)

Congress: 94th (until January 3), 95th (starting January 3)

January 1 - Jacqueline Allene Means becomes the first woman to be regularly ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. 

January 3 – Apple Computer is incorporated.

January 3 - Lovers and Friends and Shoot for the Stars tv shows premiere on NBC.

January 3 - Holly Hallstrom becomes the third model on the CBS game show The Price Is Right along with Janice Pennington and Dian Parkinson. 

January 6 – William Gropper, American artist, dies. (b. 1897)

January 7  - The Sentinel movie premieres.

January 9 – Super Bowl XI: The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings 32–14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.  Here's a nice recap of the game from YouTube:  

Super Bowl XI Highlights

January 10 - Circus of the Stars tv special premieres on CBS.

January 14 – Peter Finch, English-born actor, dies. (b. 1916)

January 15 - Bill Murray joins the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live, replacing Chevy Chase.

January 17 – In the first execution after the reintroduction of the death penalty in the United States, Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.

January 17 - Busting Loose tv series premieres on CBS.  The New Mickey Mouse Club premieres in syndication.

January 18 - Pumping Iron movie premieres.

January 19 - Snow falls in Miami, Florida for the first time in its history. 

January 19 - President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (aka “Tokyo Rose”).  During September 1945 Iva, a Japanese-American disc jockey for a propagandist radio program in Japan, attempted to return to the United States.  She was accused of being the "real" Tokyo Rose, arrested, tried, and became the seventh person in U.S. history to be convicted of treason. She was eventually paroled from prison in 1956.  

January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.

January 21 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardons Vietnam War draft evaders.

January 23 – Roots begins its successful run on ABC.

January 23 – Toots Shor, restaurant proprietor, dies. (b. 1903)

January 25 - Providence movie premieres.

January 28 – The Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 hits Buffalo, New York.

January 28 - The Late Show movie premieres.

January 29 – Freddie Prinze, actor and comedian, dies. (b. 1954)

January 30 - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries tv series premieres on ABC.

January 31 - Andros Targets premieres on CBS.

The contiguous US average monthly minimum temperature of 12.52 °F or −10.82 °C for January is the coldest for any month since nationwide records were first compiled in 1895.

1977 Lincoln Continental:

Playboy playmate of the month, Susan Lynn Kiger, and Playgirl man for January, Tom Gagen:

Albums released in January (Album / Artist):

Flight Log / Jefferson Airplane

Hard Again / Muddy Waters

Leave Home / Ramones

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! / Bootsy's Rubber Band

Low / David Bowie

Deep in My Soul / Smokey Robinson

An Evening with Diana Ross / Diana Ross

Playing the Fool / Gentle Giant

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes / Jimmy Buffett

So So Satisfied / Ashford and Simpson

Animals / Pink Floyd

Spiral Scratch / Buzzcocks

The Nielsen top 10 programs for the week ending January 16th: Little Ladies of the Night, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Six Million Dollar Man all ABC; M.A.S.H. CBS; Charlie's Angels,  Fantasy Island,  and ABC's Friday movie ABC; One Day at a Time CBS; Little House on the Prairie NBC; and 60 Minutes CBS. 

Ms. Marvel comic for January:

Rona Barrett's Hollywood magazine for January:

Seventeen magazine for January:

Time magazine for January 24, 1977:

Big Deal game (released 1977):

Peanuts comic strip from January 1977:

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