WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1977
Find out what all happened April to December 1977

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. (7. September 1977)

The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed. (28. April 1977)

The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind control experiments. (20. July 1977)

South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. (6. December 1977)

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. (4. December 1977)

Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. (5. July 1977)

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power. (22. July 1977)

Djibouti and Vietnam join the United Nations. (20. December 1977)

For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. (30. December 1977)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania is hit by a flash flood that kills eighty and causes $350 million in damage. (20. July 1977)

Bülent Ecevit, of the CHP forms the new government of Turkey. (21. June 1977)

Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday. (25. May 1977)

James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13. (10. June 1977)

About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. (25. September 1977)

The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale. (10. June 1977)

The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder. (28. April 1977)

British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service. (22. November 1977)

A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis, Indiana-based National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team. (13. December 1977)

An unidentified hijacker named "Vrillon", claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. (26. November 1977)

Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.) (24. October 1977)