June 1977

Sunday 05:

The Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale.

Tuesday 07:

500 million people watch on television as the high day of Jubilee gets underway for Queen Elizabeth II.

Friday 10:

Apple Computer ships its first Apple II personal computer.

Saturday 11:

Seattle Slew wins the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Monday 13:

Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.

Thursday 16:

Leonid Brezhnev becomes president of the USSR

Monday 20:

Oil begins to flow through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS).

Sunday 26:

Last concert of Elvis Presley.

Monday 27:

France grants independence to Djibouti.

Thursday 30:

Virginia Wade won the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon, the last British champion at the All England Club.