News of the Day: 1977

Friday, Jan. 12, 2001 | 9:14 a.m.

Feb. 19: Space Shuttle Orbiter Has Successful Flight

Story: The Space Shuttle orbiter, riding atop a jumbo jet, made its first "captive flight" Friday, cruising for more than two hours over the Mojave Desert.

June 20: Alaska Pipeline Opens Monday

Story: Badly-needed oil from Alaska's north slope finally starts flowing to market Monday through the new 800-mile Alyeska pipeline in a move to ease the nation's energy problem.

August 19: Presley Buried As Fans Grieve

Story: The rose-covered coffin of Elvis Presley, the king of rock 'n' roll, was sealed in its crypt in a magnolia-shaded mausoleum Thursday as thousands of grief-stricken fans strained at the cemetery gates.

Sept. 8: Carter Signs Canal Accord, Promises 'New Partnership'

Story: With a stroke of the pen, President Carter Wednesday promised to give up Teddy Roosevelt's Panama Canal at the turn of the century and to open "a new partnership" with Latin America based on "fairness, not force."

Oct. 24: Scientists Find 3-Billion-Year-Old Fossils

Story: The remains of the earliest-known form of life to appear on Earth, microscopic one-celled creatures that are 3.4 billion years old, have been found embedded in rocks from South America.

Nov. 21: Sadat Tells Israel: We Can Work It Out

Story: President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt Sunday fulfilled his startling promise to go to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, where he delivered an eloquent but blunt reminder of deep differences still separating the two nations after 29 years of hostility.