1976 Trivia, Fun Facts and History |
Quick Facts from 1976:
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Top Ten Baby Names of 1976: Jennifer, Amy, Melissa, Heather, Angela, Michael, Jason, Chris, Topher, David, James |
The Hotties, Sex Symbols and Fashion Icons: Adrienne Barbeau, Valerie Bertinelli, Lynda Carter, Charo, Britt Ekland, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Beverly Johnson, Jessica Lange, Dolly Parton, Bernadette Peters, Diana Ross, Jacquelyn Smith, Suzanne Somers, Donna Summer, Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander, Lindsay Wagner, Mary Woronov |
Sex Symbols, Hollywood Hunks and Leading Men: Robert Redford, John Travolta, Burt Reynolds |
“The Quotes:” “One of these days, I’m gonna get myself organized” “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” “Is it safe?” “Meow, meow, meow, meow…” |
Time Magazine’s Man of the Year: Jimmy Carter |
Miss America: Tawny Godin (Saratoga Springs, NY) |
Miss USA: Barbara Peterson (Minnesota) |
The Scandals: Elizabeth Ray claimed that her only duty for her $14,000 a year job was to have sex with congressman Wayne Hays. |
Pop Culture News: The ink-jet printer is invented. Writer Tom Wolfe declared the ’70s the “Me Decade” VHS released, wins the war with Betamax tapes, although most agree it was an inferior product. Sweden’s most profitable corporation was pop group ABBA. Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1976: $110,000 |
The Habit: Listening to Peter Frampton’s Framptom Comes Alive album |
1st appearances & 1976’s Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Stretch Armstrong, Raw Power (bicycle sound effect) |
Best Film Oscar Winner: One Flew Over the CooCoo’s Nest (presented in 1976) |
Broadway Show – Oh! Calcutta! (Review) Opened on September 24, 1976 and Closed: August 6, 1989 (revival) |
Popular and Notable Books From 1976: 1876 by Gore Vidal A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean A Stranger in the Mirror by Sidney Sheldon Bloodstar by Robert E. Howard and Richard Corbin Chandler: Red Tide by Jim Steranko Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Curtain by Agatha Christie The Deep by Peter Benchley Dolores by Jacqueline Susann The Hite Report by Shere Hite Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice The Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein Roots – Alex Haley Slapstick or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie Speedboat by Renata Adler Storm Warning by Jack Higgins Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart Trinity by Leon Uris Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver |
1976 Most Popular TV shows: 1. Happy Days (ABC) 2. Laverne & Shirley (ABC) 3. M*A*S*H (CBS) 4. Charlie’s Angels (ABC) 5. The Big Event (NBC) 6. The Six Million Dollar Man (ABC) 7. Baretta (ABC) 8. One Day at a Time (CBS) 9. Three’s Company (ABC) 10. All in the Family (CBS) |
1976 Billboard Number One Songs: January 3 – January 9: January 10 – January 16: January 17 – January 23: January 24 – January 30: January 31 – February 6: February 7 – February 27: February 28 – March 5: March 6 – March 12: March 13 – April 2: April 3 – April 30: May 1 – May 7: May 8 – May 14: May 15 – May 21: May 22 – May 28: May 29 – July 9: July 10 – July 23: July 24 – August 6: August 7 – September 3: September 4 – September 10: September 11 – September 17: September 18 – October 8: October 9 – October 15: October 16 – October 22: October 23 – – November 5: November 6 – November 12: November 13 – January 7, 1977: |
Sports: World Series Champions: Cincinnati Reds Superbowl X Champions: Pittsburgh Steelers NBA Champions: Boston Celtics Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens U.S. Open Golf Jerry Pate U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Jimmy Connors/Christine Marie Evert Wimbledon (Men/Women): Bjorn Borg/Chris Evert NCAA Football Champions: Pittsburgh NCAA Basketball Champions: Indiana Kentucky Derby: Bold Forbes |
Sports Highlights: Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned the first “perfect 10’s” in the Olympics, seven all together. Bruce Jenner, stepdad to the Kardashians, won the Olympic decathlon. |