What Events Happened in 1976?

What Events Happened in 1976?

1976 Fun Facts

From:

www.thepeoplehistory.com

http://en.wikipedia.org

www.historyproject.org

Fashions:

What was popular in 1976?

Patterned jackets

Tunic and pants

Denim separates

V-neck dress

Blazer

Wood bracelet

Checkbook clutch

Super necklace

Dressy handbag

3-strap shoe

Lace boot

Ankle-strap shoe (wedge)

Leather boot with tool work designs

Romeo slip-on shoe for men

Fonzi jacket and corduroy suit for men

Rugby pullover

Phasar watch for men.

Miscellaneous: Toys

Life-like baby doll

Toy sewing machine

Peanuts characters

Legos

Connect Four

Hair:

Long hair

Frosted or streaked hair

Afro

Farah Fawcett feathered hair

Sideburns for men

Surfer hair (tousled look)

Movies:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

All The President’s Men

The Omen

Taxi Driver

The Outlaw Josep Wales

Rocky

Television Shows:

Bionic Woman

Laverne and Shirley

The Gong Show

Family Feud

Charlie’s Angels

The Tony Randall Show

The Muppet Show

Monster Squad

Most Wanted

Songs:

Silly Love Songs – Paul McCartney and Wings

December 1963 (Oh What a Night) – The Four Seasons

You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate

50 Ways to leave Your Lover – Paul Simon

I Write the Songs – Barry Manilow

Books:

Trinity by Leon Uris

1876 by Gore Vidal

The Hite Report by Shere Hite

Headline News:

Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the US and Nelson Rockefeller was the 41st Vice-President of the US

Earthquake in Tabgshan China kills 655,000

Tidal wave in the Philippines kills 5800

First commercial Concorde flights take off

Worst drought on record hits Britain forcing the use of standpipe

Hurricane Belle hits US east coast

32 Black African nations boycott Montreal Olympics in protest to sports’ links between New Zealand and South Africa

Mao Tse-Tung, founder of the Chinese Communist Party, dies

Palestinian extremists hijack Air France plane in Greece with 246 passengers and 12 crew members

Completion of the CN Tower in Toronto  – tallest freestanding structure in the world

First Legionnaires disease affects 4000 delegates in Pennsylvania from a chapter of the

American Legion

US Bicentennial – 200 years of freedom from British rule

Earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras kills more than 22,000

First recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins in Sudan

Billionaire Howard Hughes dies at age 70

Formation of Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

Soweto riots mark the beginning of the end of apartheid

Nadia Comenici wins three gold medals in the Montreal Olympics with seven perfect scores

Invention of the first laser printer

VHS home video cassette recorder by Matsushita is available for sale

Sports:

1976 Olympics are held in Montreal, Canada

The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl X  21-7 over the Dallas Cowboys

The  NCAA Football National Champions of 1976: the University of Pittsburgh Panthers

The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 4 games vs. the Philadelphia Flyers

Bold Forbes wins the Kentucky Derby

 

Here’s delicious recipe to try from 1975 -1976!

Watergate Salad

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple (do not drain)

1 box instant pistachio pudding mix

1 1/2 cups small marshmallows

1 (9 oz) box whipped topping mix

1 cup or less walnuts or pecans

Mix pineapple in its juices with pudding by pouring pudding into pineapple. Stir.  Add rest of ingredients.

Stir by hand. Chill before serving. C.K.

from Anne’s Reader Exchange,” Washington Post, November 13, 1975 (p. C 17)

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About marion

I first wrote and sketched as a child growing up in Pittsburgh, PA and Brooklyn, New York. I received her first recognition for my creativity when I won the New York City Schools Art Award and participated in my first art exhibit in downtown Manhattan. I was fourteen and a half when I moved to Cyprus with my family. I experienced culture shock but I continued to write about and sketch the sights and sounds of another country and many other things. I am a creative person. I write children's and Young Adult fiction and nonfiction. I write historical and Coming of Age Young Adult novels. I also write picture books and art books for elementary school children. I am in the process of writing a fictionalized biography of a member of the Belgian Resistance who also fought for the US Army during World War II. I worked as a freelance editor for two local companies: College Prowler and SterlingHouse Publisher. I also worked as an assistant literary agent for Lee Shore Agency. I was attending Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction Program at the time and the experience was invaluable. My course work toward my Master of Arts degree in turn helped me at work. As an assistant literary agent, I reviewed all incoming manuscripts, cultivated a relationship with the writers we contracted and marketed our books to book publishers for sale. I “freelanced” my editing skills which included working with the manuscript acquisitions editor, selecting book covers with the art department, writing the book jacket blurb, reading film scripts and executing general office duties as assigned. Oh, by the way, I edited books, too. I even utilized Adobe InDesign for the editing that I did for College Prowler. I’ve also reviewed published books and conducted research. I have published nonfiction articles and books online and in print. As an artist, I have exhibited my mixed media drawings and collages nationally and regionally and have worked as a freelance designer and calligrapher. I have a BA in Studio Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and a MA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.

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