Flashback to 1977 - A Timeline of Life in America

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[@thankthelord4536]

I met my husband. He was 20, and I was 16. Married 7 yrs later. Still together ❤️

[@RC-sz4ub]

The summer of 1977 was a very special time for me. Those were great days.

[@petepeter1857]

I'm 65. 1977 was probably the most intense year of my life. A WHOLE lot went on. Love your channel 😁

[@johnmackenzie3062]

I was born in June that year

[@orbitty1354]

I was born in February 😃

[@gado1327]

October 1979.

[@orbitty1354]

@@gado1327 tail end of the X generation. Awesome

[@TheDeepbloo27]

What were some of things that really stood out to you?

[@shelbycat3843]

What a year for me!... graduated from high school, was deeply in love with my first serious relationship and had tons of friends.. life could not be better!

[@julenepegher6999]

Me too! Everything you said was me!

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1977... Rich Girl by Hall & Oates Dancing Queen by ABBA Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band Southern Nights by Glen Campbell Don't Give Up on Us by David Soul I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees Easy by Commodores Cold as Ice by Foreigner Black Betty by Ram Jam Telephone Line by Electric Light Orchestra The Things We Do for Love by 10CC

[@djbigpean]

I like,Rich Girl, Easy, and The Emotions, The Best of my love, also enjoyed Thelma Houston's hit Don't leave me this way.

[@pernelldh]

@@djbigpean Of course, Thelma Houston is not related to the late Whitney Houston.

[@djbigpean]

@@pernelldh really.

[@1985OldSkool]

Some of the best from 1977 include... You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone (#1 for 10 weeks from Oct. 15-Dec. 17) Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder (#1 for three weeks from May 21 to June 4) Got To Give It Up by Marvin Gaye (#1 on June 25)

[@buddyb6860]

I turned 13 in the fall of 1976 so 1977 was my first summer as an actual teenager. My biggest memory wasn't mentioned here and that was Smokey and the Bandit! I remember going with my mother and father to see it. The Pontiac Trans Am became an overnight hit and every kid wanted one! I also started earning money by mowing lawns in my neighborhood in 1977 which by the time I turned 16 I had earned enough money to purchase my first car.

[@firstnamelastname-im5iz]

1977 was a life-changing year for me. Went to my first Grateful Dead concert, took my first hit of acid, graduated high school, drove to Alaska with my 2 best friends, lost my virginity, cried when Elvis died, started my career as a newspaper photographer, started college, quit college. Wish I could do it all over again.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Yes we lost the king almost 47 years.

[@robindew9072]

11 yrs old that year. We lost Elvis and every mother morned.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Remember August 16 like it was yesterday.

[@deborahmcdermott6927]

Graduation year. Oh so many memories. Will never forget the loss of Elvis.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Yes August 16 2024 will make 47 years.

[@toddmo1]

So many wonderful memories in this video. I was 11 that year and remember watching Charlie's Angels and Three's Company. I didn't see Star Wars until later and the same with Saturday Night Fever but you couldn't get away from the music of the Bee Gees. Great times!

[@tieroneactual2228]

That was enjoyable to watch, Thank You. After graduating High School on 05Jun77, in August I got a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE, 440 with a Torqueflite. $1700. One of the strongest cars I ever had around. Now if I only had the foresight to hang on to it after all these years.....

[@julialane6645]

Best Cars in those days.

[@julialane6645]

Lynyrd Skynyrd was the best Southern Rock Band of all times.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today

[@cdfreester]

Crazy year. Some highs and definite lows. I will always remember going to see Star Wars for the first time with my dad. We were blown away!

[@michaelmurphy6869]

I saw that movie about a year later, there were still long lines then.. Great movie!! I too was blown away!

[@MrDavidh4]

@@michaelmurphy6869 Me, too! I saw it a year after it was released, wondering what the fuss was all about. After watching "Star Wars", I understood, and I was subsequently hooked.

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

@J Carrington nope I have not seen it or any of the related ones and I am 58 🤷‍♀️does not interest me.

[@msriddles66]

@@Tiffany-vj1tv I think mostly guys are into Star Wars. I saw it, but was not impressed...

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

These flashbacks are very interesting and very bittersweet... thank you again for a great video and content.

[@poodtang2104]

Agreed.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@elwin38]

One of my favorite years ever. Turned 9yrs old this yr(May7). One of the main things was my family moved in Oct. '77(we stayed at our previous home for 15yrs)and met new friends. Became a sports fan(NBA on CBS and the NFL today). The best Easter and Xmas ever(got all the gifts i asked for). I live in Memphis and i remember when Elvis died, it was hot and humid as hell that day, thousands of people were in front of his mansion(all of the local/national networks covered it). What i also remember is dozens of people were medivac to hospitals from heat exhaustion/stroke standing in front of Elvis' mansion. In spite of this, i loved/enjoyed '77!!✌🏾🧡

[@marywaters7311]

I was living in Memphis at this time also. I just happened to be having tires put on my car right down from Graceland. The crowds filled the streets. Took me alot longer than usual to get home. We had tickets to see Willie Nelson that night in Memphis. I'd never heard of him but my friend convinced me I'd love it. Jerry Lee Lewis made a surprise appearance in honor of Elvis. I'll never forget that day.

[@teresarenee3829]

I'm May 7, 1968 too!

[@toshiojohnston3732]

And the fans new younger ones are still coming.

[@azure628]

I turned 8 in 1977 and I remember when Elvis died and my mom took his death really hard. Thank you Recollection Road for sharing! 😊❤

[@sej9231]

I was 15 when I went to the theatre to see Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever. Best years.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@ajporter7487]

Elvis’s death had effected everyone in someway. I remember my parents went to buy his records . Store after store we’re sold out. Never saw anything like it since. Not even Micheal Jackson’s death could compare. Long Live Zee King.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Yes remember it well and now with Lisa gone it all comes back so much has changed.

[@glennso47]

He was not a king. He said so himself. He was just a singer and Jesus Christ is the King! His own words.

[@ajporter7487]

@@glennso47 Wrong King is a title you give to a man. Elvis Jesus was the son of god, much greater then any other King. The Roman soldiers were mocking him when they called him King of the Jews. I know he said that, 1.6 Billion records sold world wide makes him undisputed King!

[@laurametheny1008]

What a ride that year was! Last one as a carefree teen for me. I was pregnant in 1978, in time for that "fabulous" blizzard. Thank you!🙏💜

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today

[@brett4264]

"Roots" was shown in my 10th grade history class. I had already watched it on tv but that was my first experience with a VCR. Seeing the show again with commentary by my teacher really hit home and got me interested in history.

[@HD-dw1cn]

Alex Haley was sued 1 year before as quite a bit of it was plagiarized from a novel from 1966' titled The African

[@staxoffunk1863]

@@HD-dw1cn in addition several historiand have discounted his portrayal of slavery in America as sensationalizing it. if you see Joy Reid say hey girl for me.

[@rochellegorcheck3772]

Saturday night fever was the life I lived. Loved it at 18 years old!!!!

[@gregorycyr9272]

I loved wearing the shiny polyester shirts from the 70's

[@thomaschristopher8593]

@@gregorycyr9272 i still got a couple of them in my closet. can't fit into them anymore though. LOL.

[@Biker65]

Had the whole suit. I was 12yrs old, so I only got to wear it to church

[@julialane6645]

Saturday Night Fever was a Great Movie and Album. Disco Clubs were the place to go on Weekends and dance. Everyone dressed nice and had a great time at the Disco Clubs. I loved the style of clothes!

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@davidsquires154]

I was only 20 years old, and I was on my own. I was working at Hudson's Eastland Mall, and that was my second year anniversary of working for Hudson's Eastland Mall. I also remember when it snowed in Florida. I remember the movie Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. I even remember Disco Dancing back then. I am now 64 years old and retired. I also wished that videos were longer. About 20 to 25 Minutes would do.

[@davidoverstreet2875]

I was 11 years old at the time. I was living in Jacksonville Florida when it snowed. I clearly and vividly remember that day and was absolutely thrilled. We got about 2 to 3 in of snow. I'm also glad to learn that Carter pardoned the Vietnam draft evaders. They deserve pardoning. Should have never gone to Vietnam to begin with. I lived with my grandparents at the time, and I remember us watching the miniseries Roots on TV. And, of course, the news of the death of Elvis Presley was all over the news. A day that's impossible to forget; even as an eleven-year-old, the shock was superimposed for me, because of the fact that Elvis had just being in Jacksonville six months or so earlier, in concert. Several of my classmates went to the concert with their parents. I still remember walking down the street that day, thinking about it. And, of course, living in Jacksonville, everyone knew about Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crash.

[@PhilMoskowitz]

Also that year: Movies "Close Encounters of the Third kind" and "Smokey and the Bandit". Aviation: Flight 242 crash landed in a wooded area in rural Georgia. The passenger airliner ran out of fuel and the pilots gallantly attempted land on a highway. The plane landed near a house which surviving passengers stayed in till help arrived. Music: The Commodores release their self-titled album which featured the classic hits "(She's A) Brickhouse", "Easy (like Sunday Mornin')and "Zoom".

[@cdldriver2348]

I January 1977, I was in Kindergarten and it snowed in Temple Terrace Florida that morning on my way to school, first time seeing snow, it was awesome!

[@Harbalz]

It also snowed in Miami Florida back in the early 60s

[@debbied9997]

I love the late 70s, I was just turning 12 in 1977 and started to pay more attention to the world outside my suburban house. This brings back so much of those feelings of both dread and excitement to me every day brought something else new. My parents did not let me watch Fantasy Island because 1) it came on at 10pm much too late for me to be up and 2) My mother swore it was the 'devils' show LOL! President Jimmy Carter was much too nice and peaceful of a person to be a world leader. To this day, he gives up his time and money to help others.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today

[@tomwarner2468]

I was a '77 high school graduate! The winter of '77 was followed up by the blizzard '78! Boy,did it snow ❄! 3rd shift showed for work and never left for 3days!

[@bengalsfan97]

Smokey and the Bandit was also released to theaters on Memorial Day Weekend as well as the horrible Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire in Southgate Kentucky just south of Cincinnati where 165 patrons lost their lives

[@mikehughes4969]

For me, 1977 was the summer of Star Wars. My grandmother took me to see it, just before it blew up and the lines became blocks long. It was a major moment in independence for me at not quite ten years old, I was allowed to ride my bike to our local theater. Every cent I could beg, borrow, earn, or steal went to Star Wars. I remember the other things in the video, but nothing could compare to it. And if you were there as well, you understand.

[@JaxonSmithers]

First record album I ever owned was Rumors. One of my biggest regrets is not taking better care of my vinyl collection.

[@allenjones3130]

I have "Rumors" and "Tusk" on CD and LP. The late Christine McVie's 'Songbird' is lovely.

[@molinalong3468]

Passed away ( who never mentioned) in that year Groucho Marx Joan Crawford Sebastian Cabot Charlie Chaplin Stephen Boyd Guy Lombardo

[@1985OldSkool]

And not to mention, British-born actor Peter Finch, who posthumously won the Academy Award Best Actor for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the film "Network"

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@dogscratchedoor]

I loved Joan Crawford's movies. I think at one time she was the queen of Hollywood. I remember Stephen Boyd from a lot of old movies we'd watch on Saturday mornings.

[@dogscratchedoor]

Peter Finch was a Class AAA actor, imo

[@angeleyes2cuwith759]

I Feel Love by Donna Summer was released May 1st 1977 "I Feel Love" became popular during the disco era, influencing acts such as David Bowie, Brian Eno, the Human League and Blondie. The Financial Times credited it as "one of the most influential records ever made", laying the foundations for electronic dance music.

[@samanthab1923]

Giorgio Moroder

[@angeleyes2cuwith759]

@@samanthab1923 ...and Pete Bellotte were the producers.

[@samanthab1923]

Angeleyes2cuwith Yup. So funny I loved all his stuff with Donna Summer, Call Me by Blondie, theme from Midnight Express & Putting Out Fire by Bowie. Never realized he produced all of them! My son plays keyboard & likes him. How dumb am I smh 😂

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

I was 18 , I remember that year very well. My Grandmother died in that great Johnstown flood of 77 and my wife’s father passed later that year in December.

[@MrJRD827]

I’m from Johnstown

[@lifestudent2472]

We are the same age . How is retirement .

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

@@MrJRD827 👍👌

[@RichardinNC1]

I loved Three's Company and The Love Boat. I began my senior year in high school. Star Wars was great but I was more a Star Trek fan.

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

Rumors is a solid album. Lindsey Buckingham is underrated as a guitarist and Stevie, well what's not to love. I remember I was walking home from an audition with my guitar when I heard about Elvis. We were by a park so I broke out the instrument and we did a quick rendition of "That's Alright" in his honor. But 77 stands out for me because of an encounter I had with a stranger. This man used to come into the cafeteria where I bussed tables kind of frequently. Anyway, one day he asked me if I would join him on my break. I did and he asked me what the hell I was doing. I told him I was working and he said exactly. I was 16 and he said I should be in school doing kid stuff with other kids, not working all day. He went on to tell me about his life, how he started working when he was 13 and made his fortune by the time he was 30. He said one day he woke up and he was 50 and had nothing but money. He had no fond childhood memories to look back on. He told me he sold his business and was making memories now but they would always be old memories. Sometimes you just have to hear something at the right time. I decided he was right and told my boss I was going to start attending high school during the day instead of going at night like I had been doing. It was one of the best decisions of my life. I went back and had a blast, doing kid stuff with other kids and graduating on time. I didn't see him after that but I know God sent him to me that day. I hope when the time comes and I'm called home that I will meet the man who always wore a tie and whose shoes were always shined and thank him for setting me straight. Like the old adage goes, sometimes a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.

[@stevestreet2825]

Fantastic. Wisdom and a caring empathetic eye are rare traits especially today. Hope you're paying it forward

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

@@stevestreet2825 Thank you for the kind words. I'm semi-retired now but I have always done my best to mentor young people and I still do my part when I can. Seeing them succeed has given me great satisfaction over the years and it continues to be the most rewarding aspect of any project I'm associated with these days.

[@stevestreet2825]

@@itinerantpatriot1196 You're a bright light amongst dim bulbs! Thank You! Steve

[@gaywizard2000]

Is this a twilight zone episode?

[@johnguertin3884]

Great post ....... i sent it to a couple friends of mine .I'm 62 and I really can relate not so much to the content of leaving work but the man talking about having no childhood memories which are extremely important and still are to my friends and myself many whom i still speak with and of course some are deceased already so it makes it that much more meaningful..the fact that the guy took the time to try and help a stranger see something he didnt....wonderful !!!!

[@t.brannan6940]

Losing Elvis was probably pretty sad for his fans. I know my grandma cried when she heard. My mom was only 6 but she remembers it.

[@felipehernandez-pedroza8288]

I was three years old and I remember it.

[@julialane6645]

My Aunt and Uncle were friends of Col. Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager. They meet Elvis and wish I could have meet him.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Very intense year it was especially us elvis fans.

[@starmnsixty1209]

Maybe my favorite year ever, even with the loss of Elvis. Star Wars just blew away everyone it seemed. I recall Lynyrd Skynyrd's terrible plane crash, Threes Company, and so much more. Hard to believe how innocent life still seemed then, not to mention it's been over forty years ago now. Sigh...

[@starmnsixty1209]

Should also mention the original live action Wonder Woman TV series was on that year her second season I think. And the Bill Bixby/ Lou Ferrigno Incredible Hulk TV series, along with Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind in theaters late that year.

[@samanthab1923]

I had seen Skynyrd that summer in Philly

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

I don't think Elvis is dead. Too many clues eluding to the contrary. Just saying.

[@jeffnaslund]

Graduated high school in 1977 in South Florida. A very defining year for me

[@LittleTut]

I'm a 70's, 80's child. Before the video even started, 1977, first thing I thought was a HUGE snow storm in Washington, DC, where I still live and in the same childhood home. So ironic. I remember just about everything these videos are showing; movies, tv shows, music, events, clothing, etc. My older brother and I were in South Caroline with our grandmother visiting her relatives when Elvis Presley passed. Always remembered that. 😊😊😊

[@vortexpilot5096]

Love the video and the comments. Fond memories of '77 myself as well. Glad we had those times to lean on now. What a wild world compared to that one.

[@sparks2spare782]

My mom had Roots on the TV in the hospital while giving birth to me. I must have caught the spirit because I fought the process. Got turned around in the womb, foot caught in her ribs and the cord wrapped around my neck!!

[@1985OldSkool]

Roots definitely made a star out of LeVar Burton

[@dogscratchedoor]

We watched this series like it was the best thing we'd ever seen. We had hours of discussions about it.

[@michaellehmbeck8671]

Thank you so much Recollection Road for uploading this great video, I appreciate it!

[@zymaymyn]

Also in 1977: "Rich Girl" reached #1. The first of six #1 hits for Daryl Hall and John Oates. "Second Chance", the precursor to "Press Your Luck", premiered and cancelled after 95 episodes. Marquette won their first and only NCAA men's basketball championship. Groucho Marx died (same day as Elvis Presley).

[@alantoon5708]

I auditioned for U.S. Army Bands that day. Did 20 years active and Guard after that..

[@1985OldSkool]

Alfred James McGuire (1928-2001) coached the 1976-77 Marquette Warriors (now the Golden Eagles) basketball team to their only men's title. After which, he became a college basketball commentator for NBC and later CBS.

[@1985OldSkool]

Rich Girl was Hall & Oates' only #1 hit of the 1970s (the other five would come during the 1980s)

[@brett4264]

I sure wish you'd make these more in-depth and longer. 20 minutes might work. It's such a nice time to reminisce.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yeah the year is long and should keep the restaurant videos short.

[@charlesbaldo]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Well he is running out of years, he does 1 or two a week of years. How far do we recollect? Up to 2000? That gives him until about January. The restaurants are cool, but most people know maybe half of them. He needs to come up with a new concept. It must take a fair amount of research to find out all of this. I wonder what he did before this.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Agreed 100%

[@shizuokaBLUES]

@@charlesbaldo he needs to switch to Canada then. Millions are waiting !!

[@charlesbaldo]

@@shizuokaBLUES The story would be the same every year. "During the big snowstorm they ......."

[@JH-lu9lx]

I was born July 30, 1977 and found this really fascinating to see what was going on in the world around the time I came into it.

[@h.l.asolomonov7674]

Here November 77 😊

[@robindew9072]

I remember standing in line for hours wiyh my brother to see Star Wars. I fell in love with Star wars and am still a huge fan of it.

[@cyclenut]

I was 13 and in Homestead, FL when it snowed in Miami. To me 77 was a very good year.

[@loubator6200]

Graduated high school in 1977. The 70's were something else. Neglected to mention, however, the capture of David Berkowitz, Son of Sam, in NYC, where I grew up. Berkowitz was captured August 10th, less than a week before Elvis died. Oh yeah, also the Blackout in NYC, July 1977.

[@waynebooker498]

I remember most of thost things happening.I was 8yo, so Star Wars was the big thing for me that year.

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1977... Closed Encounters of the Third Kind starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr and Melinda Dillon was released. Fun With Dick and Jane starring George Segal and Jane Fonda was released. The Rescuers starring Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, and Joe Flynn lent their voices was released. Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown was released. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo starring Dean Jones and Don Knotts was released. Rollercoaster starring George Segal, Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms was released.

[@dalethelander3781]

Rollercoaster in Sensurround. Martin Landau must've made the film right after returning from London where he filmed Space:1999.

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

In the summer of 1977, Walt Disney released "The Rescuers." It featured the voices of Eva Gabor as Bianca, Bob Newhart as Bernard, Michelle Stacy as Penny, Jim Jordan as Orville the albatross, Geraldine Page as Madame Medusa and others too numerous to mention. Another animated cartoon movie "Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Musical Adventures." It featured the voices of Didi Conn as Raggedy Ann and Mark-Linn Baker as Raggedy Andy. The Peanuts Gang's third animated movie "Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!!!" was also released.

[@1985OldSkool]

Annie Hall was released in the spring of 1977, and would go on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Director (Woody Allen) and Best Picture at the 50th Academy Awards.

[@misterteeesupastar4939]

Just discovered this channel like literally a couple of days ago and these short historical videos are so cool for a history buff like myself especially being able to see things that happened during my childhood that I was too young too remember or from my parents childhood.

[@pamelamays4186]

The year I finish highschool. The inaugural year of the ride Space Mountain at Disneyland, which I rode on Grad Night one week before my 18th birthday. Mark Hamill had briefly attended my highschool a few years before I started. My Mom was in the early years of her RN career, helping to bring public health clinics to our community. My oldest brother was in his second year at Princeton University on a full scholarship. And, sadly my Dad passed away three months after my highschool graduation. 1977 was quite a year indeed. Oh, also I began college that year.

[@aeroscottmodelenginerepair2830]

Hi Pamela, we may have been in the same ride lines at DL on grad night 77. My wife graduated Arcadia HS that year. Lost my Grandpa soon before. Yes, a bitter sweet year for us both.

[@samanthab1923]

So cool. I graduated in 77 also. Had gone down to Disney my sophomore year & they were still building Space Mtn.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello how are you doing today???

[@pegs1659]

It was a busy year for sure. I got married that year when I was 19. I didn't realize how young we were lol. It lasted 20+ years. We hooked a sled up to his Fairlady and took turns driving and sliding in the ice and snow. We went to see Star Wars and loved it! At the end of the year I turned 20 and was so glad I wasn't a teenager any more.😂

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@MrBNARick]

I was a freshman in High School in Miami when the snow came... it was hilarious. I also worked at the Turnpike drive -in and remember the ABSOLUTE CRAZINESS of Star Wars. Our co-owned sister theater on the other end of town, with two screens turned the movie down, (opting instead for Annie Hall and Smokey and the bandit) because the owner said: "Who wants to see a space picture?" within 10 days both theaters were showing the movie on all three screens twice a night in a "held over" status. We ran star wars for 6 weeks.

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1977... Shoot for the Stars hosted by Geoff Edwards premiered on NBC. Busting Loose starring Adam Arkin, Barbara Rhoades and Jack Kruschen premiered on CBS. It's Anybody's Guess hosted by Monty Hall premiered on NBC. Lou Grant starring Ed Asner premiered on CBS. Man from Atlantis starring Patrick Duffy and Belinda J. Montgomery premiered on NBC. The Betty White Show starring Betty White premiered on CBS. The New Mickey Mouse Club premiered on Syndication. The Fantastic Journey starring Jared Martin, Ike Eisenmann, Carl Franklin, Katie Saylor and Roddy McDowall premiered on NBC.

[@darrylh1971]

And for 1977 TV: The first 2 hour Saturday morning cartoon show - "Scooby's All Star Laff a Lympics" premiered on ABC Saturday mornings in September 1977.

[@dalethelander3781]

The Fantastic Journey got the Friday night short-shrift from NBC.

[@tvormwald]

Draft Dodgers! I'm 59 and volunteered in 1980 for service in the US Marine Corps!

[@avagrego3195]

Great memories, thank you.

[@Joshua4658]

Been waiting for this one the year I was born 11-14-77

[@pegs1659]

Happy birthday in a couple of weeks.

[@pamelaaverrett5848]

Same🙋‍♀️

[@Joshua4658]

@@pamelaaverrett5848 same day?

[@Joshua4658]

@@pegs1659 thank you

[@pamelaaverrett5848]

@@Joshua4658nope just ‘77. Happy Birthday!

[@matrox]

Notice the night and day difference from the 60s to the 70s. Just as I remember it. Everything rolled down hill from then on.

[@clydegray9714]

Yesterday, all my troubles seem so far away. Yesterday when I was young, life was sweet, had just begun. Knocking on the ole mans door. These days. I didn't ask for this life, though I damn sure lived it. A burden to none, not much of a help either. Lost faith in humanity. I was right all along.

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

@@clydegray9714 hello, how are you doing today???

[@clydegray9714]

@@henrygerfingerfinhenry I haven't been asked that in a long time not with interested intention unknown. I read my comment as well. Hard to put your finger on it. Time and place can only tell. You cant step in the same water twice. I appreciate you reading between the lines. Perhaps my 15 minutes of fame has presented itself, imagine that. Fly me to the moon let me reach upon the stars. Just having a moon is more than most recognize you know. I never met a Henry I disliked. It's good that you can see so far. I guess it's all about perception though. I'm still working on it, myself. Gotta go Henry

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

@@clydegray9714 I see. Sound good beautiful woman it seems you have been in a relationship before nice meeting you where are you from??? I have been busy since I'm sorry for the late reply I'm a honest and God fearing man??

[@MrPGC137]

What I remember most vividly about that era were two things: The ubiquity of Disco Music (which you heard _everywhere,_ you literally couldn't escape it) and the feathered, "Farrah" hairstyle among young women, particularly the teenaged girls I went to school with. It was so common that I'd say at least 3/4 of the girls had it, with the remaining quarter being roughly evenly split between adopting the Dorothy Hamill 'wedge' cut or a a bizarre frizzy/crimped perm look that, thankfully, didn't last long & quickly faded to footnote obscurity...

[@frankrizzo4460]

I was living in South Florida at the time when it snowed, I remember going to school that morning and my Dad couldn't believe it he put his jacket on the hood of the car to see the flakes. It didn't last long only for a few moments but it's something I'll never forget 🤔

[@iwazzabadboy1982]

1977…Yes!!!!

[@ynp1978]

On May 29th probably the most famous automobile race of the 20th century was run at the annual Indy 500. During qualifications that year driver Tom Sneva turned the first 200mph laps at the famous track and then Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify for...and drive in the 500. On race day itself the legend A.J. Foyt became the first driver in history to win 4 Indy 500s!

[@johnbroomer3285]

I was sitting in the car in town at the cottage. My mom always stopped at the bakery to get fresh bread on the way. I was listening to radio and the news came on about Elvis. Elvis turned out to be my JFK moment.

[@karolinesmail489]

Every sat night love boat n fantasy island 70s great yes I grew up in it remember all these points

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today????

[@1985OldSkool]

Major Professional Sports Champions during 1977: MLB (74th World Series, Oct. 11-18) Yankees def. Dodgers 4 games to 2. NBA (Championship Series, May 22-June 5) Trail Blazers def. 76ers 4 games to 2. NFL (Super Bowl XI, Jan. 9) Raiders 32, Vikings 14. NHL (Stanley Cup Finals, May 7-14) Canadiens 4, Bruins 0. WHA (Avco Cup Finals, May 11-26) Quebec 4, Winnipeg 3. ALSO - Seattle Slew wins the Kentucky Derby (May 7), the Preakness (May 21) and the Belmont Stakes (June 11) to become the 10th horse to win the Triple Crown. Jean Cruguet was the rider of Seattle Slew.

[@elwin38]

I will never forget the 77 NBA finals. Dr J and the 76ers vs Bill Walton and the Blazers. My 1st finals i watched and it was a classic.🏀🏀

[@davidpearson3304]

That 76/77 Canadians team is probably the greatest team ever assembled.

[@thedreadtyger]

Who could forget Seattle Slew, the horse who never lost?

[@Milordvega]

Pele and the NY Cosmos won the old NASL title in the Brazilian soccer legend’s final year as a player! But I mostly remember 1977 sports for Doctor J and Reggie Jackson. Too bad only one won the title.

[@robertmielke6196]

HEY! The Wausau Daily Herald was our old hometown Newspaper! Thanks for doing these "Timelines" Love them!

[@mkd7961]

really miss those days 😢

[@hollyking2580]

I started kindergarten in 1977. I remember all the TV shows you mentioned in this video. I especially loved "Three's Company." TY for these great videos!

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@AlexRodriguez-qg3rz]

I was surprised but pleased to see Christa helm mentioned. They should make a movie about her life.

[@Tiberius291]

I was 18 years old. I went to see "Star Wars" with my father, "Saturday Night Fever" with my girlfriend. I was at my older brother's house when news of Elvis Presley's death was announced on television, i believe we were watching "McCloud". " Roots was riveting television, great series. Every year has it's good, bad, ugly.

[@elwin38]

LOL...i was 9yrs old and watching The Brady Bunch reruns when the news of Elvis was announced.

[@Tiberius291]

@@elwin38 😊 👍

[@eyesup9542]

I turned 8 years old in October of this year and was devastated when Elvis died. It was my grandmother’s birthday and I was so angry they were celebrating when Elvis was dead… 💔

[@ronniemeeks6166]

You were 8 years old in 1977 regardless of what month you were born . . Even if you was born the last day of 1977 December 31. 1977 . . You can still say that you was 8 years old in the year 1977 . . January 1st or December the 31st the point is you turned 8 years old in 1977 . . . You said you turned 8 years old in October of 1977 . . The magic word here is you are 8 years old in the year 1977 . . It's the year that counts and not the month or today . . So anyway you look at it you were 8 years old in the year 1977 and what month and day doesn't change that fact .

[@bearforce187]

I was 12 that year, remember most of these things, Star Wars was just so amazing at the time, loved the old TV shows like Three's Company and Love Boat. Hard to believe it has been over 40 years since all of this stuff.

[@gusbreal]

I remember Reggie’s 3 home runs that year

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1977... TV Special, It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown premiered on CBS.

[@1985OldSkool]

Don't forget CHiPs started a six-season run on NBC in September

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@scout3058]

I grew up in Johnstown, PA. I lived on top of the holl in the background of the Main St photo shown here in the video. My neighborhood was called Westmont. I was 6 years old the night of the storm/flood and I was terrified because there was so much lightning and thunder. We lost power and my mom said I fell adleep around 1030 pm. My dad woke me up in the morning and we drove the couple minutes to the top of the Inclined Plane and looked down over the city. All the destruction was very clear. I remember telling my dad that cars weren't supposed to float (I was very confused by that). Thanks for mentioning our flood story.

[@pauld9561]

The music was the greatest.

[@julenepegher6999]

Yes, it was!!

[@allen_p]

I saw Star Wars in Baytown, Texas at the Brunson Twin Theater. Old fashioned theater with huge screen. I remember Elvis' death. Atari 2600 was the 2nd video game we had. I still preferred to play outside.

[@m3horn]

The best timeline yet because on November 10th 1977 was the day I was born. You're channel just keeps getting better and better.👍👍

[@chrisnemec5644]

A lesser known event in 1977: Radio DJ George Gilmarc started a radio program in the Dallas-Fort Worth Texas area named the Rock and Roll Alternative. The radio show, which did get syndication nationwide, is the origin for the term alternative music.

[@mountaingirl72455]

I had graduated from high school and off to college. I had so much Fun! I was on my own and felt so grown up.

[@reneel9238]

Well it looks like I'm not the only one who had a ruff time in 1977, but I just love seeing these videos from yester year. Thank you for sharing. 👍😀👍

[@geraldek4948]

Was ten years old then. The best year of my life. A year later mental illness hit me and been fucked up ever since. Age 56 man child still 11 years old. I want to go back and relieve the summer of 77

[@maureenclothier9468]

1977 was one of my favorite years. I graduated that year and spent that summer down the shore. I had a lot of fun. Great memories.

[@jasoncataldi2053]

No mention of the blackout in NYC or anything about the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz ?!

[@samanthab1923]

Those were my big memories that summer. All my mom's family are from Yonkers NY. Being 17 & never watching the news I head into the city by train the day after the black out! Insane. Get to Grand Central & no trains are running. Take a bus to Bronxville & then a cab to their house. Pretty good for a sheltered NJ suburban teen. Let the party begin. I'm staying at my aunt & uncles. He's a Lt. Detective in the Yonkers PD. He overheard my cousins talking about a party at Untermeyer's Park. All he sad to me was DONT. Cops are raiding that place. OK lots of other trouble to get up to. Son of Sam was caught outside his apt. In Yonkers later that summer in Aug.

[@luisbohorquez7096]

Hillside Strangler..LA..

[@msriddles66]

Keeping it on the brighter side!!

[@michaelt.wardlespider2496]

More events would be cool. Time constraints??? Lack of personal interest???

[@rodcook9949]

They discussed Son of Sam in the 1976 recap

[@riverraisin1]

I didn't realize so much happened the year I graduated. Guess I was too busy going to school, working, and partying during and in between the first two.

[@julenepegher6999]

Same year I graduated, I hear ya too busy partying and having a blast!

[@ndowroccus4168]

Holy crap! I remember snow in Florida!! Didn’t know when it was… Thanks TIMELINE!

[@Bartcmh]

I think it’s kind of a disservice to Fleetwood Mac to say that the album was based on breakups and drugs without mentioning that it was the biggest selling album at the time and is still one of the top 10 albums of the 20th century

[@julialane6645]

True, I went to a Fleetwood Mac concert in Nashville in 1973. We were a few feet away from the stage. The concert was fantastic!! Genuine music!! Stevie Nicks voice is beautiful and her performance. I did not realize at the time I was fortunate to witness Lindsey Buckingham in Concert and the original Fleetwood Mac.

[@lanceash]

@@julialane6645 Buckingham and Nicks didn't join Mac until near the end of 1974.

[@julialane6645]

@@lanceash Well, the concert I attended was in 1974.

[@trubiz4u]

I was only 3 and my dad took me to see Star Wars and it was the first movie I could remember seeing at a theater

[@Dave-hc6pp]

We had taken my 6 year old nephew in to raise that year and I remember buying him every Star Wars toy for Christmas I could find.

[@denisceballos9745]

Every day that summer, I’d read the NY Post or Daily News about the Son of Sam murders. The whole city was on edge. It was also the summer of The Black Out in NYC. Crazy time, 1977.

[@stevenmassey7586]

Turned 16 in 76 got my driver's license in 77 was a junior and the world was a little cra cra, we really didn't know what to expect next. But great movies and greater music left great memories .

[@HerAeolianHarp]

Great content. Thank you!

[@steveferguson823]

Miss those days

[@murdochmclennan3510]

The year 1977 was NOT the first time that snow fell on Miami; it had fallen the night I was born, in 1934!

[@waterheaterservices]

So you was born just past the depth of the Depression, 1932. Whenever I think things are rough now I think of the families that endured that, and think we got it pretty easy these days. My father was born in 1927 and began working at age 8 picking cotton around 1936 in east Texas, for 50 cents a day, sun rise to sun set. I suppose that's about 8 or 9 dollars in today's money. I can only imagine what millions of children went through in those years.

[@ernestoorozco-jimenez4966]

I wasn’t around in the 70’s but fleewood Mac Rumors really got me though a break up man, it’s a great album.

[@DaisyAnnabelle65]

I cried for months after Elvis Presley died.😢

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

1977 🥂🍾 Celebrating 44 years married this December…❤️❤️

[@henrygerfingerfinhenry]

Hello, how are you doing today???

[@johnward6699]

I remember it well. 16 and working on a farm in Wisconsin. Just got my license. What a summer

[@Stanley.1977]

The year I was born! Also, they didn't mention two of the most epic movies ever made: *Slapshot *Smokey and the Bandit!