US events between 1977 and 1981?

Answer 1

1977- The world's first personal computer, the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. James E. Carter becomes the 39th president. The Great Lakes Blizzard hits Buffalo, NY. Star Wars opens in cinemas and subsequently becomes the then-highest grossing film of all time. President Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. Elvis Presley dies at age 42.

1978- The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to the United States Copyright Law. President Carter decides to postpone production of the Neutron Bomb - a weapon which kills people with radiation but leaves buildings relatively intact. The Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland. The Camp David Accords are signed between Israel and Egypt. The first Susan B. Anthony dollar is circulated.

1979- The U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's Rings. President Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit, while fishing in his home town of Plains, Georgia. American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, killing 271 on board and 2 people on the ground. President Carter and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II agreement in Vienna. President Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off The Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it a 7x platinum album. The Federal Reserve changes from an interest rate target policy to a money supply target policy, causing interest rate fluctuations and economic recession. The Iran Hostage Crisis begins: 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the U.S. send the former Shah of Iran back to stand trial.

1980- President Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. President Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage. Star Wars Episode V is released. Pac-Man is released. The Cable News Network (CNN) is officially launched. John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in New York City.

1981- The U.S. and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th president. President Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington D.C. hotel by John Hinkley Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady are also wounded, resulting in the Brady Gun Laws. President Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O'Conner, to the U.S. Supreme Court. MTV is launched on Cable Television in the United States.