1977 in the United States

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Polish-American mathematician Antoni Zygmund authors his major work Measure and Integral.
Feature films released in 1977 include: Star Wars, Annie Hall, Saturday Night Fever, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Exorcist II: The Heretic
John Travolta's role in Saturday Night Fever inspired young Americans to wear Flare jeans, an updated version of Bell-bottoms.
Fleetwood Mac release Rumours. The album spend over 30 weeks at number one and became one the best selling albums of all time.
Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States.
The Son of Sam murders swept through New York City.
Amnesty International won the Nobel Peace Prize
Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi.
Death of the 'King of Rock 'n' Roll', Elvis Presley on 16 August.
New York City experienced a citywide blackout which led to widespread looting, devastating some neighborhoods, including Bushwick in Brooklyn.
Atari 2600 released October, popularized the use of microprocessor based hardware and cartridges containing game code.