Jan. 3,
Apple Computers incorporated under Steven Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They produced the first preassembled, mass-produced PC.
Jan. 23, The TV miniseries "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began a record breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC. Jan. 27, Pres. Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000).

Feb. 2,
Radio Shack officially began creating the TRS-80 computer.

Mar. 4,
1st CRAY 1 supercomputer was shipped to
Los Alamos Laboratories in New Mexico.
Mar. 28,
In the 49th Academy Awards “Rocky,”
Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway won.

Apr. 20,
Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premiered.
Apr. 21, The musical play "Annie" opened on Broadway, the 1st of 2,377 performances. Laurie Beechman (d.1998) made her debut. Beechman later played Grizabella for 5 years in "Cats."

May 25,
U.S. performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
May 29,
Janet Guthrie became the 1st woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500.

Jun. 4,
Apple II, the 1st personal computer, went on sale. Jun. 11, ELO released "Telephone Line."
Jun. 28,
Supreme Court allowed Federal control of Nixon tapes and papers.

Jul. 13,
A 25-hour power blackout hit the New York City area and looters rampaged in the city after lightning struck upstate power lines. Some 9 million people affected.
Jul. 27,
John Lennon was granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S.

Aug. 4,
President Carter signed a measure establishing the Department of Energy.
Aug. 20,
The United States launched Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft scheduled to pass Jupiter and Saturn.

Sept. 5,
The United States launched the Voyager 1 spacecraft 2 weeks after launching its twin, Voyager 2.

Oct. 20,
Three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Miss.
Oct. 27,
James M. Cain (b.1892), U.S. writer ("The Postman Always Rings Twice"), died in University Park, MD.

Nov. 6,
San Francisco marijuana smokers held "A Day on the Grass" smoke-in at the Civic Center as the 59th Veterans Day Parade took place.

Dec. 14,
The film "Saturday Night Fever," starring John Travolta, premiered in NYC.
Dec. 31,
Ted Bundy escaped from jail in Colorado..