How many years ago was 1977?

How long ago was 1977?

To put into perspective how long ago 1977 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1977 is now 69 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1977 are now 61–67 years old.
• Four decades have passed since then.
• Movies came on VHS tapes.
• America's involvement in the Vietnam War had only ended four years previously.
• Most offices were still using typewriters. It wasn't until the nineties that PCs began to take over.
• In 1977, nobody knew that AIDS existed.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 71 inches since 1977.
• There have been roughly 2,496 weekends since then.
• Names such as Prince, Richard Gere, U2, Princess Diana, Robin Williams, Danny DeVito, Bill Clinton, Bob Geldof, The Police, Kate Bush, and Jackie Chan were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart, "You Don't Have To Be A Star" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis jr., "You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'" by Leo Sayer, "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder, "Car Wash" by Rose Royce, and "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor.
• Films such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Star Wars", "Oh, God!", "Looking For Mr Goodbar", "The Deep", and "The Greatest" were playing at movie theaters in 1977.
• The Earth has travelled 216 billion miles through space since 1977.
• Although microwave ovens existed, they were still too expensive for most homes.
• The term "serial killer" hadn't been coined yet.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 120 centimeters since 1977.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 96–144 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 192 seasons of weather.
• The Sony Walkman didn't exist in 1977.
• Camcorders weren't a thing yet. Video cameras were heavy and often had to be mounted on special supports.
• The afro hairstyle was popular at the time.
• "Three's Company", "Chips", "Soap", "The Love Boat", "Logan's Run", and "Eight Is Enough" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.