Recap: What Happened in 1977? | Fascinating History

Video Description

In this video I go month by month through the year 1977, covering the biggest, weirdest and most memorable things that happened, from the death of Elvis to the release of a certain sci-fi film... Fascinating History posts weekly videos about infamous flops, failures and mistakes from throughout history... and whatever other weird stories from the past catch my eye. Thanks for watching! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5TIBm-idJXOa6BUh3sjuA/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/FunHistoryTales | https://www.instagram.com/funhistorytales/ | https://www.facebook.com/funhistorictales/ ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:08 - January ► 02:47 - February ► 03:59 - March ► 06:25 - April ► 08:30 - May ► 10:51 - June ► 12:18 - July ► 14:02 - August ► 15:19 - September ► 17:03 - October ► 18:55 - November ► 20:22 - December *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Long Road" by Futuremono ► "God Save The Queen" by Unknown ► "Test Run" by Jeremy Korpas ► "Drop The Tapes" by TrackTribe *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Did it ever snow in Miami? Take a look at what happened on this January day" by Various Authors, published by The Miami Herald, January 2025. Link: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article298952925.html ► "Hidden History – 1977 Terrorist Attacks in Moscow" by Naghi Ahmadov, published by Modern Diplomacy, January 2021. Link: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/01/20/hidden-history-1977-terrorist-attacks-in-moscow/ ► "The night Spain’s transition to democracy nearly derailed" by Guillermo Altares, published by El Pais, February 2016. Link: https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/02/03/inenglish/1454496288_346509.html ► "The Emergency in India" published by the Government of India Press Office, June 2025. Link: https://www.pib.gov.in/FactsheetDetails.aspx?id=149224&NoteId=149224&ModuleId=16 ► "Salyut-4: Finally a breakthrough" by Anatoly Zak, published by Russian Space Web, July 2025. Link: https://www.russianspaceweb.com/salyut-dos4.html ► "Keith Richards’ Wildest Escapades: 19 Insane Tales From a Legendary Life" by Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Patrick Doyle and Will Hermes, published by Rolling Stone, December 2019. Link: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/keith-richards-wildest-escapades-19-insane-tales-from-a-legendary-life-169242/ ► "Muammar Gaddafi timeline" by Stephen Bates, published by The Guardian, October 2011. Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/20/muammar-gaddafi-timeline ► "47 years since the 1977 earthquake that left 1,500 dead and over 11,000 injured" published by Romania Journal, March 2024. Link: https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/social/47-years-since-the-1977-earthquake-that-left-1500-dead-and-over-11000-injured/ ► "'Ask President Carter' - Remarks During a Telephone Call-in Program on the CBS Radio Network" by Gerhard Peters and John T Woolley published by The American Presidency Project. Link: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ask-president-carter-remarks-during-telephone-call-program-the-cbs-radio-network ► "Brazil's Chief Dissolves Congress as Foes Block His Judicial Bill" by Jonathan Kandell, published by The New York Times, April 1977. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/02/archives/long-island-opinion-brazils-chief-dissolves-congress-as-foes-block.html ► "On This Day: Hat Trick For Red Rum" published by BBC News, April 1977. Available via: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/april/2/newsid_2466000/2466403.stm ► "Pageantry and protest at Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee" published by London Museum. Link: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/pageantry-protest-elizabeth-silver-jubilee/ ► "Nintendo History" published by Nintendo. Link: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html ► "How the Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save the Queen’ Dominated the Silver Jubilee" by James Crawford-Smith, published by Newsweek, May 2022. Link: https://www.newsweek.com/sex-pistols-god-save-queen-dominate-silver-jubilee-1711630 ► "Elvis Presley's Death: The Details Behind the King of Rock 'n' Roll's Passing" by Skyler Caruso, published by People, June 2024. Link: https://people.com/music/elvis-presley-death-everything-to-know/ ► "What Caused The Crash Of A Bulgarian Tu-154 44 Years Ago?" by Jakov Fabinger, published by Simple Flying December 2021. Link: https://simpleflying.com/what-caused-the-crash-of-a-bulgarian-tu-154-44-years-ago/ ► "French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific, says study" published by BBC News, March 2021. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56340159 #history #failure #disaster #recap #mistakes #weirdhistory