Flashback to 1977 - A Timeline of Life in America

I met my husband. He was 20, and I was 16. Married 7 yrs later. Still together ❤️

The summer of 1977 was a very special time for me. Those were great days.

I turned 13 in the fall of 1976 so 1977 was my first summer as an actual teenager. My biggest memory wasn't mentioned here and that was Smokey and the Bandit! I remember going with my mother and father to see it. The Pontiac Trans Am became an overnight hit and every kid wanted one! I also started earning money by mowing lawns in my neighborhood in 1977 which by the time I turned 16 I had earned enough money to purchase my first car.

What a year for me!... graduated from high school, was deeply in love with my first serious relationship and had tons of friends.. life could not be better!

Also in 1977... Rich Girl by Hall & Oates Dancing Queen by ABBA Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band Southern Nights by Glen Campbell Don't Give Up on Us by David Soul I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees Easy by Commodores Cold as Ice by Foreigner Black Betty by Ram Jam Telephone Line by Electric Light Orchestra The Things We Do for Love by 10CC

I'm 65. 1977 was probably the most intense year of my life. A WHOLE lot went on. Love your channel 😁

So many wonderful memories in this video. I was 11 that year and remember watching Charlie's Angels and Three's Company. I didn't see Star Wars until later and the same with Saturday Night Fever but you couldn't get away from the music of the Bee Gees. Great times!

1977 was a life-changing year for me. Went to my first Grateful Dead concert, took my first hit of acid, graduated high school, drove to Alaska with my 2 best friends, lost my virginity, cried when Elvis died, started my career as a newspaper photographer, started college, quit college. Wish I could do it all over again.

I turned 8 in 1977 and I remember when Elvis died and my mom took his death really hard. Thank you Recollection Road for sharing! 😊❤

Graduation year. Oh so many memories. Will never forget the loss of Elvis.

I was 11 years old at the time. I was living in Jacksonville Florida when it snowed. I clearly and vividly remember that day and was absolutely thrilled. We got about 2 to 3 in of snow. I'm also glad to learn that Carter pardoned the Vietnam draft evaders. They deserve pardoning. Should have never gone to Vietnam to begin with. I lived with my grandparents at the time, and I remember us watching the miniseries Roots on TV. And, of course, the news of the death of Elvis Presley was all over the news. A day that's impossible to forget; even as an eleven-year-old, the shock was superimposed for me, because of the fact that Elvis had just being in Jacksonville six months or so earlier, in concert. Several of my classmates went to the concert with their parents. I still remember walking down the street that day, thinking about it. And, of course, living in Jacksonville, everyone knew about Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crash.

Lynyrd Skynyrd was the best Southern Rock Band of all times.

That was enjoyable to watch, Thank You. After graduating High School on 05Jun77, in August I got a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE, 440 with a Torqueflite. $1700. One of the strongest cars I ever had around. Now if I only had the foresight to hang on to it after all these years.....

I was 15 when I went to the theatre to see Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever. Best years.

Elvis’s death had effected everyone in someway. I remember my parents went to buy his records . Store after store we’re sold out. Never saw anything like it since. Not even Micheal Jackson’s death could compare. Long Live Zee King.

Smokey and the Bandit was also released to theaters on Memorial Day Weekend as well as the horrible Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire in Southgate Kentucky just south of Cincinnati where 165 patrons lost their lives

Crazy year. Some highs and definite lows. I will always remember going to see Star Wars for the first time with my dad. We were blown away!

11 yrs old that year. We lost Elvis and every mother morned.

I was a '77 high school graduate! The winter of '77 was followed up by the blizzard '78! Boy,did it snow ❄! 3rd shift showed for work and never left for 3days!

I was only 20 years old, and I was on my own. I was working at Hudson's Eastland Mall, and that was my second year anniversary of working for Hudson's Eastland Mall. I also remember when it snowed in Florida. I remember the movie Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. I even remember Disco Dancing back then. I am now 64 years old and retired. I also wished that videos were longer. About 20 to 25 Minutes would do.