1977 AT A GLANCE
LEADERS
Canadian Prime Minister: Pierre E. Trudeau U.S. President: Jimmy Carter British Prime Minister: James Callaghan HEADLINES
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Amnesty International Road signs go metric in Canada. Jan. 21: President Carter pardons U.S. Vietnam war draft evaders.
Feb. 10: Eaton Centre opens in Toronto.
April 7: The Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Chicago White Sox 11-5 in Toronto in the franchise’s first game.
July 22: Deng Xiaoping, purged Chinese leader, restored to power as Gang of Four is expelled from Communist Party.
Aug. 14: 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested and charged with being the “Son of Sam,” the serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year. Aug. 16: Elvis Presley dies, age 42. Sept. 8: Torontonian Cindy Nicholas becomes the first woman to complete a return crossing of the English Channel
Sept. 21: Nuclear-proliferation pact, curbing spread of nuclear weapons, is signed by 15 countries, including U.S. and U.S.S.R. SPORTS
The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
The New York Yankees defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl. MUSIC
Billboard No. 1 album: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Billboard No. 1 pop single: “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone MOVIES
Annie Hall (1977) wins Academy Award for Best Picture.
Other popular movies: Star Wars, Julia, Saturday Night Fever, The Goodbye Girl, Smokey and the Bandit, A Star is Born, The Spy Who Loved Me TV
Roots becomes the biggest mini-series of all time.
After seven years on the air, The Mary Tyler Moore Show ends.
Other popular shows: Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, Three’s Company, Charlie’s Angels and 60 Minutes. BOOKS
Top-selling books: Oliver’s Story by Erich Segal, The Thorn Birds by Colleen Mccullough, Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein (and Christopher Tolkien) PEOPLE BORN IN 1977 Michael Fassbender, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Kanye West, Jarome Iginla, Shakira SOURCES: Canadian Encyclopedia; Infoplease; The Timetables of History; Billboard; IMDB