May 30, 1977
Gas cost $0.62 a gallon in the spring of 1977, and the Dow Jones stood at 831 — and President Carter was actively working to broker a durable peace framework in the Middle East, with Sadat signaling that full relations with Israel could follow within five years of a formal agreement. On television, "Happy Days" was the top-rated show in the country, and at the movies, "Rocky" had just won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Sylvester Stallone's boxing drama still drawing crowds months after its release. That spring, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win their first NBA championship, and astronomers made a landmark discovery when the rings of Uranus were confirmed on March 10, adding a new layer of complexity to what scientists understood about the outer solar system.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 30, 1977
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 30, 1977
Supreme Court Backs Seniority Work Rules That May Discriminate
Rhodesian Force Hunting Rebels Occupies A Town In Mozambique
Chinese Disclose That 1976 Quake Was Deadliest In Four Centuries
U.S. Offers To Alter Deployment Of Its New Warhead
Vietnam Gives U.S. Data On 20 War Dead
World Events — May 1977
Time Person of the Year — 1977
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 30, 1977
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1976–77 Season
Emmy Winners — 1977
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 30, 1977
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 30, 1977
On the field
Sports Champions — May 30, 1977
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