Seattle
- The Kingdome was constructed, hosting major concerts like Led Zeppelin, and the beginning of the "GrungeDome" era.
- Marked the first season for the Seattle Mariners baseball team.
- Queen performed at the Seattle Center Coliseum
- Marked a stage of Seattle growth with connection of I-5 to I-90
The United States
- Star Wars was released, and The Roots miniseries debuted.
- The death of Elvis Presley
- The introduction of VHS
- The Apple II was released and the TRS-80, starting off the era of the personal computer
- Harvey Milk was elected to a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The World
- The Voyager "Sounds of Earth" Record contains sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth that went with the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. Selected by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan, it contained 122 images, spoken greetings in fifty-five languages, and music. (Reference, Smithsonian)
- The Torrijos-Carter Treatise was signed, transferring control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama, after nearly a century of presence in the region.
- The Atari Video Computer System was released
From the Archive, 1977
Larry Hanks (1977)
"Larry Hanks is a complicated guy who sings songs of other people's complicated lives in an uncomplicated manner. His earthy and deeply resonant voice draws us into worlds of people and places where we may never otherwise go, and elegantly embroiders landscapes that never existed, save in song.
The Romanians (1977)
While the first song of this recording features a string band (ensemble unknown), an absolutely incredibly technical floutist accompanied by what sounds like a piano or harpsichord at times and a group of stringe musicians. Extremely impressive virtuosity in what sounds like a mix between Western Europe classical music and Eastern Europe or Balkan folk tunes. Check it out!
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