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On the date

Wednesday, April 27, 1977

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sight

Crimson neon bleeds onto the sidewalk, illuminating a jagged silhouette in leather and safety pins who glares at the headlines regarding the recent smut production arrests. I watch the chaotic crowd part for a cruiser, the driver watching like a silent smokey through the rain-slicked glass. Inside the shop window, the first Star Wars action figures stand in rigid, plastic formation, destined to be the artifacts that define this commercial pivot. Their stiff capes look remarkably primitive against the backdrop of a world about to be rebuilt by the microchips hummed by these early Apple II hobbyists.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Southern Nights

Glen Campbell

#1 at the box office

Rocky

$1,088,195

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1977

  • May the Force be with you

Tech Check

Apple II, Atari 2600, Commodore PET & TRS-80.

Style of 1977

Silhouette: Deconstructed and ripped (Punk)

Material: Leather and safety pins

  • Mohawks
  • Graphic tees
  • Studded belts

Cost of Living (1975)

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Gallon of Gas

$0.57

Average Home

$39,300

New Car

$4,950

Time Elapsed

17,936 days ago

(49 years, 51 days)