May 1977

Sunday 08:

Grateful Dead performs at Barton Hall, Cornell University

Monday 23:

1980 - Australian Oylmpic commitie decides to send a team to Moscow. Dispite opposition by P.M Malcom Fraser

Wednesday 25:

' (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) opens a limited run in theaters before expanding to become the highest grossing movie to date.

Thursday 26:

George Willig climbs the South Tower of New York City's World Trade Center.

Saturday 28:

In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.

Sunday 29:

Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

Tuesday 31:

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.