Major Events of 1977
MACRO Is Founded
Zaire Turns Back Angolan Invasion
First Election Held in Pakistan
Labor Party Loses Election in Israel
US Gives Up Panama Canal
Carter Pardons Draft Evaders
Sadat Visits Jerusalem
Elvis Presley Dies
Snow Falls in Miami (Jan. 19)
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Carries Oil
France Conducts Last Guillotine Execution

Sports
NBA: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Score: 4-2
NCAA Football: Notre Dame Record: 11-1-0
Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell, Texas, RB points: 1,547
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Series: 4-0
Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings Score: 32-14
US Open Golf: Hubert Green Score: 278 Course: Southern Hills CC Location: Tulsa, OK
World Series: New York Yankees vs. LA Dodgers Series: 4-2

Popular Songs
1. "You Don't Have to Be a Star" ... Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
2. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" ... Leo Sayer
3. "I Wish" ... Stevie Wonder
4. "Car Wash" ... Rose Royce
5. "Torn Between Two Lovers" ... Mary MacGregor

Popular Movies
1. Star Wars
2. Rocky
3. Smokey and the Bandit
4. A Star Is Born
5. King Kong

Academy Awards
Best Picture: "Annie Hall"
Best Director: Woody Allen ... "Annie Hall""
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss ... "The Goodbye Girl"
Best Actress: Diane Keaton ... "Annie Hall"

Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: "Hotel California" ... The Eagles
Best Song: "You Light Up My Life" ... Joe Brooks
Best Album: "Rumours" ... Fleetwood Mac
Male Vocalist: James Taylor ... "Handy Man
Female Vocalist: Barbra Streisand ... "Love theme from 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)"

Pulitzer Prizes
Fiction: Michael Cristofer ... "The Shadow Box"
History: David M. Potter ... "The Impending Crisis"
National Reporting: Walter Mears ... "Associated Press"
Public Service :"Lufkin (TX) News"

Most Popular Books
Fiction:
1. "The Silmarillion" by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough
3. "Illusions" by Richard Bach
4. "The Honourable Schoolboy" by John Le Carre
5. "Oliver's Story" by Erich Segal

Nonfiction:
1. "Roots" by Alex Haley
2. "Looking Out for #1" by Robert Ringer
3. "All Things Wise and Wonderful" by James Herriot
4. "Your Erroneous Zones" by Dr. Wayne Dyer
5. "The Book of Lists" by David Wallechinsky

Most Popular Television Shows
1. Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
2. Happy Days (ABC)
3. Three's Company (ABC)
4. 60 Minutes (CBS)
5. Charlie's Angels (ABC)