As part of the commemoration of the individual dvd release of the Original Trilogy,
StarWars.com is looking back at the year of each films original release; starting, of course, with
Star Wars (1977).
Noteworthy events of that year include:
* President Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States; pardons Vietnam War draft evaders in the same year.
*Elvis Presley is found dead at his home in Graceland at the age of 42.
* ABC broadcasts the TV miniseries "Roots" -- setting ratings records.
* The first Apple II computer debuts.
* Cost of a movie ticket is $2.23, while gas is .62 a gallon. A first class stamp is .13.
* Top-grossing films:
Star Wars,
Saturday Night Fever,
Smokey and the Bandit,
King Kong,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and
A Star is Born.
* Atari develops the Game Brain -- the first Atari system to use cartridges. Cinematronics releases Space Wars, the first vector-graphics arcade game. Mattel releases Missile Attack, the first handheld LED display electronic game.
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