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August 16, 1977: Popular singer Elvis Presley dies a day before concert tour August 12, 1977: U.S. space shuttle Enterprise, the first spacecraft designed to land like an airplane, separates from carrier and glides to its touchdown
August 16 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis for his funeral, which occurred on August 18, but wasn't televised until August 20. [19] August 20 – Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. August 25 –
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
August 1977 sports events (3 C, 2 P) C. August 1977 events by continent (5 C) Pages in category "August 1977 events" This category contains only the following page.
The Wow! signal represented as "6EQUJ5". The original printout with Ehman's handwritten exclamation is preserved by Ohio History Connection. [1]The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977, by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States, then used to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Pages in category "August 1977 events in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
August 1977 events in the United States (1 C, 7 P) September 1977 events in the United States (1 C, 8 P) October 1977 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P)
In August and September, the two Voyager spacecraft to the outer planets were launched. Voyager 2, launched on 20 August, went on to fly past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 1, which was launched on 5 September, flew past Jupiter and Saturn, with a planned flyby of Pluto being cancelled in favour of a closer flyby of Titan. [1