James Posey, American basketball player and coach
James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. (born January 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the small forward position for the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Posey won NBA championships as a member of the 2006 Miami Heat and the 2008 Boston Celtics. He is also a former assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
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Events on 1977
- 23Mar
Watergate scandal
The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) are videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes. - 5Jul
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. - 4Aug
Jimmy Carter
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. - 15Aug
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project. - 21Nov
God Save the Queen
Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".