August 30, 1977
A Big Mac cost $0.78 that summer of 1977, and the Dow Jones sat at 831 — the Middle East dominated the headlines, with American diplomats working to broker peace talks between Arab leaders and Israel. On movie screens across the country, "Star Wars" had become a cultural phenomenon since its May release, while readers were working through Colleen McCullough's "The Thorn Birds" at the top of the fiction bestseller lists. On August 17, the Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker "Arktika" became the first surface vessel in history to reach the North Pole, breaking through ice that had stopped every previous ship.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 30, 1977
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 30, 1977
Pentagon Asks Sale Off‐15'S To Saudis
P.L.O., Hurt By War In Lebanon,___goes Through A Time Of Testing
Israeli Said To Urge More Settlements
He Asserts Kissinger Urged Korea Bombing
Kissinger And Haig Knew Of Korea Lobby In 1972, Inquiry Says
Arabs Will Urge U.N. To Condemn Israelis
World Events — August 1977
Time Person of the Year — 1977
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 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 — August 30, 1977
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 30, 1977
On the field
Sports Champions — August 30, 1977
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