Time passes quickly, and surprisingly so. While looking back on the period of time between 9/11 and today, or 24 years before this fateful day.
Back in September 11 1977, a popular video game console was released.
Key Events
- September 11, 1977:
- The Atari 2600, a revolutionary home video game system, was released.
- Music:
- One forum user said listening to a good pressing “made my arm hairs stand up… as if they were in my music room playing.“ Another noted, “Rumours it’s probably one of the best recorded albums on any media.”
Meco's disco version of the "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" hit number one on the Cash Box charts. - The record is a fixture on audiophile lists because intricate arrangements remain silky and intelligible. Top-tier session players deliver ultra-smooth jazz-rock with surgical precision, and the mix preserves clear separation so layers never blur.
- Arts:
Opera star Maria Callas died in Paris at the age of 53. - Politics:
The US approved a Japanese proposal to begin reprocessing used nuclear fuel for a limited time. - Civil Rights:
A large crowd of Black citizens disrupted a Ku Klux Klan march in Mobile, Alabama, in September. - Media:
In the U.S., Cheryl Ladd replaced Farrah Fawcett on the popular TV show Charlie's Angels
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