January 1 1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) January 1 Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 January 1 Czechoslovakian intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77 January 1 Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl January 2 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing January 3 Apple Computers incorporated January 3 Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) January 4 Mary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play January 5 Kenya president Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament January 6 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols January 7 Huyman Rights Charta '77 established in Prague January 9 "Porgy and Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 122 performances January 9 Superbowl XI: Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WR January 10 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom January 11 Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow January 11 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner January 11 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics January 12 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes January 12 "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 39 performances January 15 Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live" January 15 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament January 16 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders January 17 KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams January 17 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 24-14 January 17 Zaire president Mobutu visits Belgium January 18 Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG January 19 Ernie Banks elected to Hall of Fame January 19 President Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) January 19 World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival January 20 George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA January 20 Mr. Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA January 21 Italy legalizes abortion January 21 President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders January 23 $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris January 23 Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC January 24 5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid January 26 Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki January 27 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV January 27 President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) January 30 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever January 30 Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (NSW vs. Qld) January 30 Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame January 31 Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad January 31 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 1 Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives February 1 Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball February 2 Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (U.S.S.R.) February 2 Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer February 2 Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL REcord for a defenseman February 3 Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame February 4 30th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver February 4 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto a Chicago Street (11 die, 200 hurt) February 4 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released February 4 Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed" February 5 "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67 February 5 "Dis-Gorilla (part 1)" by Rick Dees peaks at #56 February 5 General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio February 5 "In The Mood" by Henhouse 5 Plus Too (Ray Stevens) peaks at #40 February 5 Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his 1st pro fight February 5 "Turn Loose On My Leg" by Jim Stafford peaks at #98 February 5 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne February 5 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner February 5 "Up Your Nose" by Gabriel Kaplan peaks at #91 February 6 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0 February 6 Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris February 6 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ February 7 Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts February 8 Earthquake in San Francisco, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 February 10 Bomb explosion in Moskouse metro February 10 Israeli soldier who died freeing hostages in Entebee Raid (1976) February 10 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 92 performances February 10 Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born February 11 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) February 12 Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0 February 13 Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship February 13 "Guys and Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 239 performances February 13 "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 39 performances February 13 Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic February 13 "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 145 performances February 15 Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election February 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. February 18 George Harrison releases "True Love" February 18 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight February 18 Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner vs. Pakistan Bridgetown February 19 19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band February 19 A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000 February 19 Doug Walters scores 250 vs. New Zealand, 217 stand for 7th wicket w/Gilmour February 19 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released February 19 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island February 19 Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner February 20 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic February 20 "My Fair Lady" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 384 performances February 21 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York City February 24 President Carter announces U.S. foreign aid will consider human rights February 25 New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts February 25 Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons February 25 Soyuz 24 returns to Earth February 26 1st flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) February 27 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic February 27 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada February 28 1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, Los Angeles California) February 28 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends March 1 Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards March 1 U.S. extends territorial waters to 200 miles March 2 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson March 2 Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award March 2 Libya amends constitution March 3 Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS) March 3 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal March 3 Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms March 3 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) March 3 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) March 4 1st CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico March 4 Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain March 4 Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 March 7 Ali Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party wins elections March 7 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin meets President Carter March 8 Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond March 8 Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter) March 9 Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), becomes 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche March 9 Hanafi Moslems invade 3 buildings in Washington D.C., siege ended Mar 11th March 10 Rings of Uranus discovered during occulation of SAO March 11 Moslems hold 130 hostages in Washington D.C. March 12 Chile president Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party March 12 Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel March 13 Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test March 15 "Eight is Enough" premiers on ABC-TV March 15 U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions March 16 U.S. president Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland March 17 Australia wins cricket Centenary Test by 45 runs, same result as 1877 March 18 Clash releases their 1st recording "White Riot" March 18 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia March 18 Vietnam hands over MIA to U.S. March 19 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island March 19 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33) March 19 "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances March 20 Communists/socialists win French municipal elections March 20 Parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as 1st mayor in a century March 20 Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India March 22 Dutch Den Uyl government falls March 22 Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India March 22 Uyl government falls March 26 Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero" March 27 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747 crash on Tenerife March 27 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic March 28 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 March 28 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win March 28 Morarji Desai forms government in India March 31 Michael Cristofer's "Shadow Box," premieres in New York City April 1 Attempt for Moslem state in Chad fails April 1 NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games April 2 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks April 2 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose April 3 6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth April 3 Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point April 3 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 1st meeting with President Jimmy Carter April 3 Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time April 5 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 6 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released April 6 Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0 April 7 Consumer Product Safety Comn bans "TRIS" flame-retardant April 7 Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 April 8 Israel premier Rabin resigns April 9 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years April 10 41st Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276 April 10 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17) April 11 Ireland sets fishing zone at 50 mile April 14 Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license April 15 1st baseball game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium April 16 Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia April 17 Christian-democrats win Belgium parliamentary election April 17 "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 864 performances April 17 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament April 18 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33 April 18 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 April 18 Alex Haley, author of "Roots," awarded Pulitzer Prize April 18 Eddie Murray hits his 1st home run April 18 Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Cristofer for "Shadow Box" April 18 "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances April 18 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City April 20 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on New Hampshire licenses April 20 Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres April 21 "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances April 21 Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6 April 21 Broadway play "Annie" opens, 1st of 2,377 performances April 21 C Strouse and M Charnins musical "Annie," premieres in New York City April 21 Zia ur-Rahman appointed president of Bangladesh April 22 Simon Peres becomes premier of Israel April 23 ADO The Hague soccer team forms April 23 Czechoslovakian chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 April 23 Dr. Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops April 23 Miltitary workers kill 300-500 students in Addis Ababa April 24 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA American Defender Golf Tournament April 25 Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 April 25 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 26 New York's famed disco Studio 54 opens April 27 Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa April 27 HCC, Hobby Computer Club, forms in Netherlands April 28 Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany April 28 Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets April 29 British Aerospace forms April 30 Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ April 30 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at Morosco New York City after 92 performances April 30 Ron Cey sets record of 29 RBIs in April May 1 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4) May 1 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic May 1 Empress Lilly dedicated May 2 "King and I" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 719 performances May 6 "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in U.K. May 7 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2 May 7 "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances May 8 David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings May 8 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 9 Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed May 9 Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon May 9 Patty Hearst let out of jail May 11 Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II May 11 Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game May 12 Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation May 13 Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor, New York May 14 English football international Bobby Moore retires May 14 Kansas City Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 May 14 Netherlands State Delta Kappa Gamma Society forms May 14 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games May 15 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic May 16 5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am building in New York City May 16 Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title May 17 Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel May 18 A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 May 18 Juventus wins 6th UEFA Cup at Bilbao May 18 Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister May 18 Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164 May 19 "Smokey and the Bandit," premieres May 21 103rd Preakness: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 1:54.4 May 21 Albert Innaurato's "Gemini," premieres in New York City May 21 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 167 performances May 21 Fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19 May 21 San Diego Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings May 22 Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) May 22 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic May 22 Red Sox (6) and Brewers (5) tie single game home run record of 11 May 23 Benin adopts its constitution May 23 Moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren and 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Netherlands, children released May 27, siege ends June 11 May 23 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell May 24 U.S.S.R. President Podgorny resigns May 25 "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released May 25 "Brady Bunch Hour," last airs on ABC-TV May 25 Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election May 25 Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome May 25 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 26 George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center May 26 Movie "Star Wars" debuts May 27 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am and KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582 May 27 New York City fines George Willig 1 cents for each of 110 stories he climbed May 28 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky May 29 A. J. Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 for a record 4th time May 29 Janet Guthrie becomes 1st woman to drive in Indy 500 May 29 NBC News and Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio May 29 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open May 29 Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one May 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 30 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0 May 31 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances May 31 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar May 31 Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed June 1 British Virgin Islands adopts constitution June 1 Russia charges Jewish rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason June 1 South Carolina Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen June 2 New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City June 3 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) June 3 Belgium government of Tindemans forms June 3 U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations June 4 Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills 2 June 5 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2 June 5 31st Tony Awards: Shadow Box and Annie win June 5 Coup in Seychelles, National Day June 5 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Talk Tournament '77 Golf Tournament June 5 Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24 June 6 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way June 6 Joseph L Howze installed as bishop of Roman Catholic diocese (Miss) June 6 Supreme Court tosses out automatic death penalty laws June 6 Washington Post reports U.S. has developed neutron bomb June 7 Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law June 7 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1 June 8 Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game June 9 50th National Spelling Bee: John Paola wins spelling cambist June 9 George and Patti Harrison divorce June 9 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks June 10 Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II June 10 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison June 11 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6 June 11 "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12 June 11 "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" by Universal Robot Band peaks at #93 June 11 Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland June 11 ELO releases "Telephone Line" June 11 "I'm Your Boogie Man" by Kansas City and Sunshine Band peaks at #1 June 11 Main Street Electrical Parade premieres at Disney June 12 23rd LPGA Championship won by Chako Higuchi June 12 Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library June 12 "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1944 performances June 13 Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured June 15 New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry June 15 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years) June 15 Wim Polak becomes mayor of Amsterdam June 16 "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway June 16 Fianna Fail-party wins Irish elections June 16 Leonid Brezhnev named president of U.S.S.R. June 16 Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals June 18 Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation June 18 Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook, beaten and robbed by London pub June 18 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747 June 19 77th U.S. Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills Tulsa June 19 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg June 19 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic June 19 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st U.S. male saint June 19 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees June 20 Menahem Begin forms Israeli government June 20 Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez June 21 Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison June 21 Menachem Begin (Likud), becomes Israel's 6th PM June 22 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison June 22 Walt Disney's "Rescuers" released June 23 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-4 June 24 IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976 June 25 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time June 26 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia, Tennessee June 26 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic June 26 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career June 27 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise June 27 Djibouti (Afars and Issas) claims Independence from France June 27 Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973) June 28 Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days June 28 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers June 29 Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run June 30 Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52" June 30 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss June 30 U.S. Railway Post Office final train run, New York to Washington D.C. June 30 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto July 1 84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61) July 1 FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam, Netherlands July 1 Marlies Gohr runs Europen record 100m (10.88 sec) July 2 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) July 3 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin July 3 Turkey: premier Ecevit goes off July 4 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher July 4 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie July 4 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 July 5 Pakistan's army, led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power July 6 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 7 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City July 8 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hours) July 9 106th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland July 10 "Happy End" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 75 performances July 10 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Bankers Trust Golf Classic July 11 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr. July 12 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise July 12 John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey vs. Derbyshire at The Oval July 13 New York City experiences 25 hour black-out July 14 North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 July 14 U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence July 16 Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad and Tobago, crowned 26th Miss Universe July 17 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 18 Hugh Leonard's "Da," premieres in London July 18 Vietnam becomes member of U.N. July 19 48th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-5 at Yankee Stadium, New York July 19 All star MVP: Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers) July 19 Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 76 July 20 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage July 21 Libyan-Egyptian border fights July 21 Sri Lanka premier Bandaranaike loses election July 23 Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges July 24 32nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy July 24 Pete Rose passes Frankie Frisch as switch-hit leader with 2,881 July 24 Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen July 26 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear Test July 27 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S. July 28 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reach Valdez, Alaska July 28 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks July 28 Test Cricket debut of Ian Botham vs. Australia Trent Bridge, 5-74 1st innings July 31 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Pocono Northeast Golf Classic July 31 E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA July 31 John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA August 1 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer August 3 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered August 4 President Carter establishes Department of Energy August 4 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 6 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate European Women's Golf Open August 7 "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances August 8 Maurine Stuart, ordained as Zen priest by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi August 8 Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's) August 9 Chris Old completes a century in 37 minutes, Yorks vs. Warwicks August 9 NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs August 10 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer August 10 U.S. and Panamana sign Panama Canal Zone accord August 10 U.S.S.R. performs (underground) nuclear test August 11 Geoff Boycott scores his 100th FC hundred, vs. Australia at Headingley August 12 For 2nd straight day, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid August 12 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit August 12 Space shuttle Enterprise makes 1st atmospheric flight August 13 Randy Bachman quits BTO, they disband August 14 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach Cal August 14 77,691 see New York Cosmos beat Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 at Giant Stad August 14 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Long Island Charity Golf Classic August 15 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia August 15 SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome August 16 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 16 Yankees blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th August 17 Russian nuclear sub "Artika" is 1st to North Pole August 17 Thomas Wessinghage/Harald Hudak/Michael Lederer/Karl Fleschen walk world record 4x1500m (14:38.8) August 17 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 18 2 girls are killed by a runaway car outside of Graceland August 18 Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter August 19 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. August 20 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune August 21 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic August 21 Donna Patterson Brice sets high speed water skiing rec (111.11 mph) August 23 1st man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor) August 23 Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in East Germany August 23 Yankees leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay August 26 Frank Martinus Arion forms Surinamese Writers group 77 August 27 Army shoots on market vendor women in Conakry Guinee August 27 "Chicago" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 947 performances August 27 Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2 August 28 Bonnie Lauer wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic August 28 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship August 28 New York Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men and beats Texas Rangers 1-0 August 28 Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year August 29 St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 August 31 Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft altitude record of 38.26 km (125,524') August 31 Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote August 31 Spyros Kyprianou appointed president of Cyprus September 1 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold September 1 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 3 Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total September 3 Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV September 4 "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 527 performances September 4 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Rail Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic September 5 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" September 5 Jerry Lewis' 12th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 5 RAF kidnap West German work chairman Schleyer September 5 Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn September 6 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 September 7 Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia September 7 President Carter and General Herrera sign Panama Canal treaties September 8 Interpol sends a resolution concerning video piracy September 8 Jimmy McCullough quits Wings September 9 1st TRS-80 computer sold September 9 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years September 10 91st U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris Evert L Mills beats W Turnbull (76 62) September 10 Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits September 10 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5) September 10 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 10 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 10 Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978 September 11 29th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Carroll O'Conner and Bea Arthur September 11 97th U.S. Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors (26 63 75 60) September 11 Joanne Carner wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open September 13 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap September 13 General Motors introduces 1st U.S. diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88) September 14 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robbeneiland South Africa September 15 "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 124 performances September 15 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) September 15 President Carter meets with 15 record company executives September 15 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 16 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV September 16 Ringo releases "Drowning in Sea of Love" September 16 Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games September 17 22nd Ryder Cup: U.S., 12 -13 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes England September 17 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC September 17 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more September 17 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week September 18 All 4 Kiss members release solo albums September 18 Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore September 18 Courageous (U.S.) sweeps Australia (Australia) in 24th America's Cup September 18 Joanne Carner/Judy Rankin wins LPGA National Team Golf Championship September 18 U.S. Voyager I takes 1st space photograph of Earth and Moon together September 20 "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances September 20 Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N. September 20 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune September 22 Minn Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0 September 22 Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City September 22 West German RAF terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht September 23 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise September 23 Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels September 24 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV September 24 "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 7 performances September 24 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards September 25 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament September 26 Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27 September 26 Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY September 27 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title September 29 Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship September 29 James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked September 29 Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title September 29 Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam September 29 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit September 29 "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," by Meco hits #1 September 30 Dutch Antillean government-Evertsz resigns September 30 Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album September 30 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 1 Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games October 1 Department Of Energy established October 1 Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame October 1 Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam October 1 Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title October 2 Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters October 2 Pakistan general Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition October 2 Vivian Brownlee wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open October 3 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" opens at Imperial New York City for 66 performances October 3 Indira Gandhi arrested October 4 Pier 39 opens in San Francisco October 5 "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 43 performances October 6 DL Coburns "Gin Game," premieres in New York City October 6 Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game October 7 Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis October 7 U.S.S.R. adopts constitution October 8 Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) October 9 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Houston Exchange Clubs Golf Classic October 9 Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock October 9 Yankees rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31 October 10 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins October 11 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth October 12 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise October 12 Psychic Romark attempts to drive blindfolded, smashed into cop van October 12 "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers October 14 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series October 14 Princess Beatrice opens Amsterdam metro October 15 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal October 15 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks October 15 Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) October 17 Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament October 17 West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages and killing 3 of 4 hijackers October 18 1st Islander 0-0 tie-Kings at Nassau-25th time shutout-Resch's 15th October 18 New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games October 18 Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record October 18 W German commandos liberate Boeing 737, 86 hostages at Mogadishu October 18 Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years October 19 Corpse of kidnapped West German, H. M. Schleyer, found October 19 Supersonic Concorde jet's 1st landing in New York City October 20 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City October 20 Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City October 21 U.S. recalls William Bowdler, ambassador to South Africa October 22 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit October 23 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10 October 23 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 October 23 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered October 23 Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve new Canal treaties October 26 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise October 26 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY October 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 27 Amsterdam businessman M Caransa kidnapped October 27 NASA launches space vehicle S-200 October 29 "Act" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 233 performances October 29 Texas' Russell Erideben kicks his 3rd 60 yard field goal of the season October 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 30 Panama 747SP lands after polar flight around Earth in record 54:07 November 1 Islander Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Flames 9-0-Trottier 4 goals November 1 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981 November 1 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 2 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award November 3 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic November 4 U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa November 5 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young) November 6 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation November 6 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga November 6 "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 43 performances November 9 Reds' George Foster wins NL MVP November 10 Amsterdam: RAF-terrorists Gert Schneider/Christof Wackernagel arrested November 10 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (New York City) November 11 Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" and "Girl's School" November 12 Ernest N. Morial elected mayor of New Orleans November 12 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 12 New Orleans elects 1st black mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial November 13 25th Islander shut-out Resch 6-0 Gilles scores on 5th penalty shot November 13 Final Al Capp comic strip of "Li'l Abner" (1934-77) November 13 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open November 14 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite November 15 President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran November 16 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award November 17 Bernard Pomerance's "Elephant Man," premieres in London November 17 Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel November 17 Miss World Contest - Miss U.K. wears $9,500 platinum bikini November 19 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders November 19 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel November 19 Egyptian president Sadat visits Israel November 19 Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt November 20 Egyptian President Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset November 20 Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions November 20 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards November 21 1st flight of Concorde, London to New York November 21 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year November 22 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins November 23 European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral November 23 "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 96 performances November 24 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 24 Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St. Louis (55-14) November 25 David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hours 15 minutes November 25 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 25 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight November 27 65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 November 27 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial New York after 66 perf December 4 Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship December 4 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself December 4 Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City December 4 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 December 5 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen December 6 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence December 7 Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0 December 8 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB) December 8 Portugal's premier Soares resigns December 10 Soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station December 11 Billboard Awards December 12 Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves December 13 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash December 14 Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference December 14 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash December 14 "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City December 14 Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, vs. England at Lahore December 14 War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years December 17 Bobby Simpson scores 176 Australia vs. India at the WACA, aged 41 December 17 Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1st U.S. TV appearance (SNL) December 17 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island December 18 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond December 18 Dutch Antilles: premier Boy Rozendal points independence off December 19 Dutch government of Van Agt/Wiegel forms December 20 1st Space walk made by G Grechko from Salyut December 20 RAF-terrorist Knut Folkerts sentenced to 20 years December 22 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes December 25 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets Egyptian President Sadat in Egypt December 26 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 29 Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in New York City December 30 Carter holds 1st news conference by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) December 31 Amir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah becomes leader of Kuwait December 31 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 766 performances December 31 Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam December 31 Donald Woods, a banned white editor flees South Africa December 31 "Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 124 performances December 31 Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado
