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Top TV Shows
Laverne & Shirley
Happy Days
Charlie’s Angels
All In The Family
Three’s Company
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Top Films
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saturday Night Fever
Smokey And The Bandit
The Goodbye Girl
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Top Singles
“You Light Up My Life” –
Debbie Boone
“Best Of My Love” – The Emotions
“I Want to Be Your Everything” -Andy Gibb
“Sir Duke” – Stevie Wonder
“A Star Is Born” – Barbra Streisand
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Top Albums
“Rumours” – Fleetwood Mac
“Hotel California” – The Eagles
“A Star Is Born” – Barbra Streisand
“Simple Dreams” – Linda Ronstadt
“Barry Manilow Live” – Barry Manilow
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In The News
January – “Roots”, the landmark mini-series based on Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, airs on eight consecutive nights and remains one of the top-rated programs of all time.
January 20 – Jimmy Carter is inaugurated president.
January 28 – The infamous “Blizzard of ‘77” paralyzes the Midwest and East Coast, resulting in a severe shortage of natural gas and coal.
July 13 – Lightning causes a 25 hour blackout in New York City. Extensive looting and arson ensues. 3,776 looters arrested and over $135 million in damage caused.
August 10 – “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz and his dog are arrested in New York City following a 13 month murder spree.
August 16 – “The King of Rock & Roll” Elvis Presley dies on the throne at Graceland in Memphis at the age of 42. Sightings of Elvis begin across the country.
August - First day of high school for the Class of 1981. Lincoln will never be the same again.
September 7 – President Carter transfers control of the Panama Canal to Panama by the year 2000.
October 20 – A plane carrying the band Lynrd Skynrd crashes killing three members.
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Fads & Culture
- “Star Wars”, “Close Encounters”, “Saturday Night Fever” and “Smokey and the Bandit” keeps moviegoers in the theatres for weeks.
- Farrah Fawcett shocks fans by leaving “Charlie’s Angels” after just one year.
- Sadly, twenty-two year old Freddie Prinze leaves his popular show “Chico and the Man” with a bullet to the head.
- Twenty-somethings Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak market their new invention the Apple II “personal computer”.
- Debbie Boone releases the hit single of the decade with… oh why bother.
- The British Punk Rock Invasion led by “The Sex Pistols” and “The Clash” reaches US record stores.
- The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Calendar premieres making the pom-pom girls more popular than the football team.
- Beer can collectors wait in line to purchase the first cases of “Billy Beer”.
- Popular new TV shows include: “The Love Boat”, “Lou Grant” and “CHiPs”.
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Sports Champions
Baseball ML: The New York Yankees defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 2.
Basketball NBA: The Portland Trailblazers defeat the Philadelphia ‘76ers 4 games to 2.
Basketball NCAA: Marquette defeats North Carolina 67 – 59.
Basketball IHSAA: Carmel defeats East Chicago Washington 53 – 52.
Football NFL: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII.
Football NCAA: Notre Dame voted National Champion.
Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt – Winning Average Speed: 161 mph.
Kentucky Derby: Seattle Slew (Triple Crown Winner).
Wimbledon: Bjorn Borg over Jimmy Connors & Virginia Wade over Bette Stove.
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