- Monty Ebgert and Ray Shively were the two wrestlers who went to state.
- Mr. Southerland was the band and chorus teacher..
- The varsity football record: 3 wins and 6 losses.
- Elivs Presley died at age 42.
- The Concord, a supersonic airplane, made its first commercial flight.
- The TV mini-series Roots was aired.
- Star Wars, Episode IV - A New Hope was released and grossed over $775 million at the global box office.
- New York City blackout lasted for 25 hours.
- The Alaskan oil pipeline was completed.
- Slim-Fast began selling their weight-loss product.
- Maureen Weston, while in a rocking chair marathon, didn’t sleep for 18 days and 17 hours.
- The Chia Pet became a registered trademark.
- The cost of a 60 second Superbowl ad in 1977 was $125,000. (It was 6.5 million per 30-seconds in 2022.)
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