1977 in the United States
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[edit] Events
- 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.
- Jimmy Carter was inaugerated as 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.
