On This Day in History
Saturday, September 24, 1977
Top News Headlines This Week:
Sep 24 - Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards
Sep 24 - "The Munsters" premieres
Sep 24 - "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 7 performances
Sep 24 - 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV
Sep 24 - Doogie Howser loses his virginity
Top Songs for 1977
"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
"Best of My Love" by Emotions
"Evergreen" (from "A Star Is Born") by Barbara Streisand
"Rich Girl" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco
"How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees
"Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor
"Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye
1977 Prices
Bread: $0.32/loaf
Milk: $1.44/gal
Eggs: $1.30/doz
Car: $5,814
Gas: $0.64/gal (2005 - $2.64/gal!!!)
House: $54,200
Stamp: $0.13/ea
Avg Income: $18,264/yr
Min Wage: $2.30/hr
DOW Avg: 831
US President
Jimmy Carter
US Vice President
Walter Mondale
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: "Annie Hall" Directed By Woody Allen
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl"
Best Actress: Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall"
People born on September 24
1755 - John Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
1896 - F Scott Fitzgerald St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby)
1931 - Anthony Newley actor/song writer/singer (Dr Doolittle)
1936 - Jim Henson Greenville Miss, muppeteer (Sesame Street, Muppet Show)
1962 - Joseph Kennedy II (Rep-D-Mass)
1977 - Jenny Rebecca Boehm at 6:46 a.m. in Valparaiso, IN
On TV in 1977
Little House on the Prairie
Laverne & Shirley
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Charlie's Angels
Eight is Enough
Happy Days
Sanford and Son
Three's Company
Alice
The Incredible Hulk
One Day at a Time
Hot New Toys in 1977
Mr. Machine (Re-issue)
Mattel Electronics Football
Evel Knievel Strato Cycle
KISS figures
Battling Spaceships
Mr. Microphone
Fisher-Price Movie Theater
Star Wars Action Figures
Farrah Glamour Center/Styling Center
Pulsar
The Fembot
Bionic Woman Styling boutique
Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow
Pro Foto-Football
Top Books in 1977
Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Top News Headlines This Week:
Sep 24 - Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards
Sep 24 - "The Munsters" premieres
Sep 24 - "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 7 performances
Sep 24 - 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV
Sep 24 - Doogie Howser loses his virginity
Top Songs for 1977
"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
"Best of My Love" by Emotions
"Evergreen" (from "A Star Is Born") by Barbara Streisand
"Rich Girl" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco
"How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees
"Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor
"Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye
1977 Prices
Bread: $0.32/loaf
Milk: $1.44/gal
Eggs: $1.30/doz
Car: $5,814
Gas: $0.64/gal (2005 - $2.64/gal!!!)
House: $54,200
Stamp: $0.13/ea
Avg Income: $18,264/yr
Min Wage: $2.30/hr
DOW Avg: 831
US President
Jimmy Carter
US Vice President
Walter Mondale
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: "Annie Hall" Directed By Woody Allen
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl"
Best Actress: Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall"
People born on September 24
1755 - John Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
1896 - F Scott Fitzgerald St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby)
1931 - Anthony Newley actor/song writer/singer (Dr Doolittle)
1936 - Jim Henson Greenville Miss, muppeteer (Sesame Street, Muppet Show)
1962 - Joseph Kennedy II (Rep-D-Mass)
1977 - Jenny Rebecca Boehm at 6:46 a.m. in Valparaiso, IN
On TV in 1977
Little House on the Prairie
Laverne & Shirley
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Charlie's Angels
Eight is Enough
Happy Days
Sanford and Son
Three's Company
Alice
The Incredible Hulk
One Day at a Time
Hot New Toys in 1977
Mr. Machine (Re-issue)
Mattel Electronics Football
Evel Knievel Strato Cycle
KISS figures
Battling Spaceships
Mr. Microphone
Fisher-Price Movie Theater
Star Wars Action Figures
Farrah Glamour Center/Styling Center
Pulsar
The Fembot
Bionic Woman Styling boutique
Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow
Pro Foto-Football
Top Books in 1977
Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor