Creeva’s World 2.0

The US cel­e­brates its bicen­ten­nial, mark­ing the 200th anniver­sary of its independence

The Viking II sets down on Mars’ Utopia Plains

Promis­ing, “I will never lie to you,” Jimmy Carter is elected pres­i­dent of the United States

Israeli com­man­dos res­cue hostages from Entebbe, Uganda

The Con­corde begins flights from New York to Europe

George W. Bush is arrested and fined for dri­ving under the influ­ence of alcohol

Cray-1, the first com­mer­cially devel­oped super­com­puter, is invented by Sey­mour Cray

Fred­die Prinze Jr., Reese With­er­spoon, Colin Far­rell, 50 Cent, Fred Sav­age, and Shan­non Eliz­a­beth are born

Cincin­nati Reds win the World Series

Pitts­burgh Steel­ers win Super­bowl X

Mon­treal Cana­di­ens win the Stan­ley Cup

Rocky is the top gross­ing film

Film­ing begins on George Lucas’ Star Wars

The Self­ish Gene by Richard Dawkins is published

The Eagles Their Great­est Hits com­pi­la­tion becomes the first album in his­tory to be cer­ti­fied platinum

“Tonight’s The Night” by Rod Stew­art spends the most time at the top of the US chart