In 1977:

• Apple Computer is incorporated and the first personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale
• The first flight of the Concorde from London to New York
• The U.S. Department of Energy is created to address the growing energy crisis
• President Carter officially pardons all draft resisters and evaders, permitting those who fled the draft a safe return
• The first MRI scanner is tested in Brooklyn
• The first diesel automobiles are introduced by General Motors
• Life Expectancy: 73.3 years
• Cost of a new house: $49,319
• Average Income: $15,070
• Cost of a movie ticket: $2.00
• Gasoline: $0.65/gallon
• U.S. Postage Stamp: $0.13
• Ground Coffee: $2.25/pound
• Gallon of milk: $1.67
• Eggs: $0.48/dozen
• Celebrities born in 1977: Liv Tyler, Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Popular Songs: 'Hotel California' (The Eagles); 'Car Wash' (Rose Royce); 'How Deep is Your Love' (Bee Gees); 'Rich Girl' (Hall and Oates); 'Da Doo Ron Ron' (Shaun Cassidy); 'Looks Like We Made It' (Barry Manilow)
• Popular Movies: 'Annie Hall'; 'Star Wars'; 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'; 'Saturday Night Fever'; 'The Spy Who Loved Me'