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1976 The United States Celebrates its Bicentennial

Inflation continues to be a problem around the world. Concorde enters service and cuts transatlantic flying time to 3 1/2 hours. One year after Microsoft is formed Apple is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. In South Africa Riots in Soweto mark the beginning of the end of apartheid. In music the first of the Punk Bands appear The Damned release New Rose classified as Punk Rock Music

Cost of Living 1976
How Much things cost in 1976
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.75%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1004
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.25%
Average Cost of new house $43,400.00
Average Income per year $16,000.00
Average Monthly Rent $220.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 59 cents
Plymouth Arrow$3,175.00
Polaroid Camera Camera History $28.00

What Events Happened in 1976

Earthquake in Tabgshan China kills 655,000

Earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes in North Eastern Italy

Tidal Wave in Philippines kills 5,000

The First Commercial Concorde Flights take off

Worst Drought on record hits Britain forcing the use of Standpipes

Maria Peron Deposed by Military Coup in Argentina

Hurricane Belle Hits US East Coast

Chicago's controversial Mayor Richard Daley Dies
32 Black African Nations Boycott Montreal Olympics in protest to continued sporting links between New Zealand and South Africa

In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.

Nadia Comaneci wins 3 gold medals at the Montreal Olympics with seven perfect scores

First Legionnaires Disease affects 4,000 delegates in Pennsylvania on 23rd Julyfrom a chapter of the American Legion

Soweto riots in South Africa mark the beginning of the end of apartheid

The world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins in Sudan

Palestinian extremists hijack an Air France plane in Greece with 246 passengers and 12 crew. They take it to Entebbe, Uganda, where Israeli commandos storm the plane freeing the hostages

A Hijacked Sabena Boeing is stormed by Israeli soldiers releasing 100 hostages

United States Bicentennial

Cod Wars between Iceland and United Kingdom

Mao Tse-tung Dies the founder of the Chinese Communist Party

Argentina Peso, British Pound and Italian Lira all lose value against the US Dollar

In New York City, the "Son of Sam" pulls a gun on July 29thand begins a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year.

The United States celebrates 200th birthday of independence from British Rule

Three Gunmen abduct a school bus with 26 children and the driver near Chowchilla, Calif ( all children and driver are saved after they dig a tunnel out of the quarry they were buried in. )

Rioting breaks out at the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England

The $2.00 bill Issued

Two passenger jets collide over Zagreb, Yugoslavia due to air traffic controller errors

The end of the world's longest pier ( Southen Pier in Britain ) is destroyed by fire

The CN tower in Toronto, Canada is completed and is the the tallest free standing structure in the world.

Seychelles Gains Independence From Great Britain

Princess Margaret Announces Separation

Eccentric American billionaire Howard Hughes who had been a recluse for 20 years dies at the age of 70

The Winter Olympic Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria

Technology

Concorde operated by Britain and France enters service cuts transatlantic flying time to 3 1/2 hours
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
First laser printer introduced by IBM - the IBM 3800
NASA Unviels first space shuttle, the Enterprise
An American Panel warns that CFC's Chloro-fluorocarbons used in Aerosol Cans damage the Ozone layer
Cray-1, the first commercially developed supercomputer, invented by Seymour Cray
The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide.
Matsu****a introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Beta max system.
Landing Vehicles from the US Spacecraft Viking I and Viking II set down safely on Mars

Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Ink Jet Printer USA

Popular Culture 1976

The Damned release New Rose - the first ever single released / marketed as "punk rock".

Popular Films

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All the President's Men
The Omen
Taxi Driver
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rocky

Popular Musicians

Bay City Rollers
Barry Manilow
Diana Ross
Paul Simon
The Four Seasons
Paul McCartney and Wings
Elton John
Rod Stewart
Queen
ABBA

10-19-2008, 09:12 PM	#1924
Joy in Mudville Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,591	A Look Back on 1976 1976 The United States Celebrates its Bicentennial Inflation continues to be a problem around the world. Concorde enters service and cuts transatlantic flying time to 3 1/2 hours. One year after Microsoft is formed Apple is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. In South Africa Riots in Soweto mark the beginning of the end of apartheid. In music the first of the Punk Bands appear The Damned release New Rose classified as Punk Rock Music Cost of Living 1976 How Much things cost in 1976 Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.75% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1004 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.25% Average Cost of new house $43,400.00 Average Income per year $16,000.00 Average Monthly Rent $220.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 59 cents Plymouth Arrow$3,175.00 Polaroid Camera Camera History $28.00 What Events Happened in 1976 Earthquake in Tabgshan China kills 655,000 Earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes in North Eastern Italy Tidal Wave in Philippines kills 5,000 The First Commercial Concorde Flights take off Worst Drought on record hits Britain forcing the use of Standpipes Maria Peron Deposed by Military Coup in Argentina Hurricane Belle Hits US East Coast Chicago's controversial Mayor Richard Daley Dies 32 Black African Nations Boycott Montreal Olympics in protest to continued sporting links between New Zealand and South Africa In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. Nadia Comaneci wins 3 gold medals at the Montreal Olympics with seven perfect scores First Legionnaires Disease affects 4,000 delegates in Pennsylvania on 23rd Julyfrom a chapter of the American Legion Soweto riots in South Africa mark the beginning of the end of apartheid The world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins in Sudan Palestinian extremists hijack an Air France plane in Greece with 246 passengers and 12 crew. They take it to Entebbe, Uganda, where Israeli commandos storm the plane freeing the hostages A Hijacked Sabena Boeing is stormed by Israeli soldiers releasing 100 hostages United States Bicentennial Cod Wars between Iceland and United Kingdom Mao Tse-tung Dies the founder of the Chinese Communist Party Argentina Peso, British Pound and Italian Lira all lose value against the US Dollar In New York City, the "Son of Sam" pulls a gun on July 29thand begins a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year. The United States celebrates 200th birthday of independence from British Rule Three Gunmen abduct a school bus with 26 children and the driver near Chowchilla, Calif ( all children and driver are saved after they dig a tunnel out of the quarry they were buried in. ) Rioting breaks out at the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England The $2.00 bill Issued Two passenger jets collide over Zagreb, Yugoslavia due to air traffic controller errors The end of the world's longest pier ( Southen Pier in Britain ) is destroyed by fire The CN tower in Toronto, Canada is completed and is the the tallest free standing structure in the world. Seychelles Gains Independence From Great Britain Princess Margaret Announces Separation Eccentric American billionaire Howard Hughes who had been a recluse for 20 years dies at the age of 70 The Winter Olympic Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria Technology Concorde operated by Britain and France enters service cuts transatlantic flying time to 3 1/2 hours Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak First laser printer introduced by IBM - the IBM 3800 NASA Unviels first space shuttle, the Enterprise An American Panel warns that CFC's Chloro-fluorocarbons used in Aerosol Cans damage the Ozone layer Cray-1, the first commercially developed supercomputer, invented by Seymour Cray The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide. Matsua introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Beta max system. Landing Vehicles from the US Spacecraft Viking I and Viking II set down safely on Mars Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use ) Ink Jet Printer USA Popular Culture 1976 The Damned release New Rose - the first ever single released / marketed as "punk rock". Popular Films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest All the President's Men The Omen Taxi Driver The Outlaw Josey Wales Rocky Popular Musicians Bay City Rollers Barry Manilow Diana Ross Paul Simon The Four Seasons Paul McCartney and Wings Elton John Rod Stewart Queen ABBA Attached Images