| Description | Answer |
| This rock band plays their final U.S. concert in Oakland, CA | |
| This U.S. government department is formed | |
| 'Son of Sam' is captured in Yonkers, NY, his real name being this | |
| This famous Marx brother comedian dies at age 78 | |
| This NASA program is launched in August | |
| The control of this country's canal is finally to be returned to it by 2000 | |
| This organization creates the modern copyright warning before VHS and DVD movies | |
| This car first appears at the 1977 Geneva Auto Convention, later in 'Risky Business' | |
| This video game system is released by Atari | |
| This team wins the MLB World Series | |
| This album is released by the rock band The Sex Pistols | |
| This Egyptian leader becomes the first leader of an Arab nation to visit Israel | |
| This San Francisco politican is the first openly gay official elected in a major city in U.S. history | |
| This children's television channel is launched as The Pinwheel Channel | |
| This supersonic jet makes its first flight from London to New York | |
| This NFL team wins its first game in December | |