The year that Walker Percy's novel Lancelot was published was full of many significant events. In January, the Apple computer was incorporated and the first execution after the reintroduction of the death penalty was executed by firing squad. There were two major floodings and a New York blackout that took place. It was also the year that Elvis Presley performed his last concert. The following is a list of other significant historical, cultural, and literary events during the year of 1977.
Life in America During 1977
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Jimmy Carter was the U.S. President
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1st woman Episcopal priest was ordained
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Supreme Court rules that states are not required to spend Medicaid funds on elective abortions
Political
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Superbowl Oakland d. Minnesota
(32-14)
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World Series NY Yankees d. LA Dodgers (4-2)
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NBA Championship Portland d. Philadelphia
Sports
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Stephen King’s The Shining
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Bridge to Tarabithia by Katherine Paterson
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The Amityville Horror by Jay Ason
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Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles
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Star Wars hits theatres!
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Saturday Night Fever sparks disco inferno
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Rocky
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King Kong
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The Eagles won a Grammy award for “Hotel California”
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Laverne and Shirley
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Happy Days
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Three’s Company
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Charlie’s Angel’s
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The neutron bomb is developed. Background: nuclear weapons
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The space shuttle Enterprise makes its first test glide, from the back of a 747. Background: US Staffed Space Flights
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Lasers are first used to initiate a fusion reaction. Background: nuclear energy