SEPTEMBER 3, 1977

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1977 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1977
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $288,588 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$2.65
Median Home Price$40,120.00
Gas Price Avg$0.96
Bread Price Avg$0.42
Movie Ticket Avg$2.41
First Class Stamp$0.12
Milk Price Avg$1.88
Top Movies From 1977
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1 Star Wars
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Star Wars
2 Smokey and the Bandit
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Smokey and the Bandit
3 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4 Saturday Night Fever
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Saturday Night Fever
5 The Goodbye Girl
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The Goodbye Girl
6 A Bridge Too Far
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A Bridge Too Far
7 The Deep
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The Deep
8 The Spy Who Loved Me
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The Spy Who Loved Me
9 Oh, God!
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Oh, God!
10 Annie Hall
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Annie Hall
The Late Show
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The Late Show
The White Buffalo
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The White Buffalo
The Farmer
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The Farmer
Pumping Iron
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Pumping Iron
The Sentinel
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The Sentinel
Airport '77
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Airport '77
Providence
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Providence
Twilight's Last Gleaming
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Slap Shot
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Slap Shot
Tentacles
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Tentacles
The Hills Have Eyes
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The Hills Have Eyes
Demon Seed
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Demon Seed
3 Women
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3 Women
The Kentucky Fried Movie
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The Kentucky Fried Movie
Exorcist II: The Heretic
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Exorcist II: The Heretic
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Sorcerer
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Sorcerer
The Rescuers
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The Rescuers
The Duellists
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The Duellists
MacArthur
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MacArthur
The Car
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The Car
Rocky
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Rocky
Hollywood High
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Hollywood High
Carrie
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Carrie
Eaten Alive
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Eaten Alive
Queen Kong
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Queen Kong
Mikey and Nicky
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Mikey and Nicky
The Enforcer
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The Enforcer

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Television On September 3, 1977
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
M*A*S*H poster
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M*A*S*H
The Love Boat poster
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The Love Boat
Barnaby Jones poster
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Barnaby Jones
Charlie's Angels poster
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Charlie's Angels
Nova poster
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Nova

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September 3, 1977

On September 3, 1977, the United States Coast Guard seized a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Aleutian Islands, highlighting ongoing tensions over fishing rights and territorial waters in the Pacific. This incident came amidst a ba...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 1977

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Personal Computer (Apple II)
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Personal Computer (Apple II)
2 First Mass-Market VCR
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First Mass-Market VCR
3 Digital Audio Recording
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Digital Audio Recording
4 Automated Manufacturing Robots
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Automated Manufacturing Robots
5 Satellite Navigation Test System
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Satellite Navigation Test System
6 Computer-Aided Design Software
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Computer-Aided Design Software
7 Electric Typewriter Popularization
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Electric Typewriter Popularization
8 Email Expansion to Universities
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Email Expansion to Universities
9 Medical Ultrasound Doppler Imaging
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Medical Ultrasound Doppler Imaging
10 Portable Cassette Player
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Portable Cassette Player

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From September 3, 1977

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  • Headline: Governor Carey's Fair Mishap. Impact: If Gov. Carey had not been knocked off his milking stool, he would have likely continued his career in politics, leading to a series of mundane policies. Instead, the incident inspired a new era of politicians to embrace their clumsiness, resulting in the creation of 'Political Comedy Night' in D.C. by 2025. Fact: Fun fact: Being knocked off a milking stool is an impressive way to remind people that politicians can be just as unstable as the milk they’re trying to collect.
  • Headline: Did Banks Dump City Notes Investigation?. Impact: The 'dumping' of city notes by banks triggered a wave of conspiracy theories about financial institutions secretly colluding with extraterrestrial beings to control the economy. By 2025, a new cult emerged that worshipped the 'Banking Aliens' and held regular meetings in basements across America. Fact: Did you know that in the world of finance, 'dumping' is just another way to say 'oops, we messed up and hope you don’t notice until it’s too late'?.
  • Headline: Taiwanese Fishing Vessel Seized In the Aleutians by Coast Guard. Impact: The seizure of the Taiwanese fishing vessel sparked a chain reaction that led to an international fishing competition in the Aleutians, eventually resulting in a reality TV show called 'Catch of the Day' where contestants had to out-fish the Coast Guard. Fact: Did you know that fishing regulations are basically the government’s way of saying, 'We trust you... but not really'?.
  • Headline: Man's Despair, and Hope. Impact: The article on despair and hope caused a ripple effect, inspiring a generation of motivational speakers to emerge, leading to a future where every minor setback resulted in an overpriced seminar promising to 'Turn Your Frown Upside Down!'. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing more resilient than optimism is a motivational speaker's ability to charge for their advice.
  • Headline: C.I.A. SAYS IT FOUND MORE SECRET PAPERS ON BEHAVIOR CONTROL. Impact: The CIA's discovery of more secret papers on behavior control opened Pandora's box, resulting in conspiracy theorists claiming that every quirky behavior was a result of government mind control, which led to a rise in tinfoil hats as fashion statements. Fact: Did you know that the CIA's idea of 'behavior control' is just another term for 'what happens when you mix too much coffee with top-secret documents'?.
  • Headline: 4 Firemen Hurt in Belleville, N.J. As Fire Destroys 90% of Factory. Impact: The factory fire in Belleville marked the beginning of a long-standing tradition of firemen becoming local celebrities, leading to a future where firemen were seen as the ultimate superheroes, inspiring countless comic book series. Fact: Did you know that firemen are like real-life superheroes, except their capes are made of flame-resistant gear, and they actually save lives instead of just posing for photos?.
  • Headline: WIDER LANDING RIGHTS FOR CONCORDE HINTED. Impact: The potential Concorde landing rights led to an aviation revolution where supersonic travel became the norm, inadvertently causing a global shortage of earplugs as everyone’s eardrums attempted to cope with the sonic booms. Fact: Did you know that the Concorde was the only aircraft that made you feel like you were in a race against time… and also your own hearing?.
  • Headline: BLACKS BEAR BRUNT OF JOBLESS RATE RISE TO 7.1% FOR AUGUST. Impact: The rise in jobless rates among Black communities led to a series of grassroots movements, which eventually resulted in a future where social activism became a trendy thing to do on social media, overshadowing actual policy change. Fact: Did you know that the only thing rising faster than unemployment rates is the number of hashtags about it on social media?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1977
$0.01
Stored value
$10,678,835

Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1977, it would be worth $10,678,835 today (10678.8x return)

Rank #2
INTC
Intel
Price in 1977
$0.18
Stored value
$199,890

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1977, it would be worth $199,890 today (199.9x return)

Rank #3
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1977
$0.50
Stored value
$414,492

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1977, it would be worth $414,492 today (414.5x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Star Wars #1
Star Wars #1
$3,500
Ms. Marvel #1
Ms. Marvel #1
$1,500
X-Men #107
X-Men #107
$150
Parker Brothers: Clue #1
Parker Brothers: Clue #1
$250
Batman #300
Batman #300
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Star Wars Action Figures
Star Wars Action Figures
$250.00
Atari 2600
Atari 2600
$1,500.00
Micronauts
Micronauts
$150.00
Simon
Simon
$1,000.00
Stretch Armstrong
Stretch Armstrong
$5,000.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Combat
Combat
$9.55
Circus
Circus
$100.00
Space Wars
Space Wars
$13,800
Street Racer
Street Racer
$8.57
Surround
Surround
$5,000.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Star Wars Series 1 #1 Luke Skywalker
Star Wars Series 1 #1 Luke Skywalker
$12,000
1977 Topps Baseball #476 Andre Dawson Rookie Card
1977 Topps Baseball #476 Andre Dawson Rookie Card
$3,000.00
1977 Topps Football #146 Steve Largent Rookie Card
1977 Topps Football #146 Steve Largent Rookie Card
$1,500
1977 Topps Baseball #473 Dale Murphy Rookie Card
1977 Topps Baseball #473 Dale Murphy Rookie Card
$3,000.00
Marvel Comics Super Heroes Stickers #42 Spider-Man
Marvel Comics Super Heroes Stickers #42 Spider-Man
$681.45