One nice thing about compiling these historical pieces, is that it allows me to take a trip down memory lane to recall all the cool and exciting things that happened in a particular year. The bad thing about writing these pieces, is it allows me to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about cool and exciting things gone by. The movie Star Wars opened nationwide on May 25th and movie history was altered forever. Smokey and the Bandit and Saturday Night Fever were also huge movie hits. The Apple II and Commodore computers went on sale for the first time.