THE YEAR IS 1976
THE YEAR IS 1976
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
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 $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
Maria Peron Deposed by Military Coup in Argentina
Hurricane Belle Hits US East Coast
James Callaghan becomes Britain's Prime Minister
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 from 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 from a paper bag killing one and seriously wounding another in the first of a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year.
The United States celebrates 200th birthday of independence from British Rule
The $2.00 bill Issued
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
Popular Films
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All the President's Men
The Omen
Taxi Driver
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rocky
Music
1976 Best Selling Albums Based on Worldwide Sales
Eagles / Hotel California.
Stevie Wonder / Songs In The Key Of Life.
Eagles / Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975.
Peter Frampton / Frampton Comes Alive.
Bob Dylan / Desire.
Abba / Arrival.
Rod Stewart / A Night On The Town.
Boston / Boston.
Top 100 Songs
1. A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
2. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC by Wild Cherry
3. SILLY LOVE SONGS by Wings
4. I WRITE THE SONGS by Barry Manilow
5. LOVE MACHINE by The Miracles
6. (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY by KC and the Sunshine Band
7. LOVE IS ALIVE by Gary Wright
8. KISS AND SAY GOODBYE by The Manhattans
9. IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW by Chicago
10. I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT by England Dan & John Ford Coley
11. MISTY BLUE by Dorothy Moore
12. RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM by Maxine Nightingale
13. DISCO DUCK by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
14. DECEMBER, 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) by The Four Seasons
15. SARA SMILE by Hall & Oates
16. GET UP AND BOOGIE by Silver Convention
17. YOU SEXY THING by Hot Chocolate
18. BOOGIE FEVER by The Sylvers
19. LOVE ROLLERCOASTER by Ohio Players
20. LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL FACE) by Captain & Tennille
21. LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY by Donna Summer
22. DREAM WEAVER by Gary Wright
23. DISCO LADY by Johnnie Taylor
24. AFTERNOON DELIGHT by Starland Vocal Band
25. LOVE HANGOVER by Diana Ross
26. LOWDOWN by Boz Scaggs
27. DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART by Elton John & Kiki Dee
28. YOU SHOULD BE DANCING by Bee Gees
29. YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE by Lou Rawls
30. 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER by Paul Simon
31. MORE, MORE, MORE by Andrea True Connection
32. ALL BY MYSELF by Eric Carmen
33. WELCOME BACK by John Sebastian
34. GET CLOSER by Seals and Crofts (featuring Carolyn Willis)
35. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT by Eagles
36. ROCK’N ME by Steve Miller Band
37. THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO) by Diana Ross
38. SHANNON by Henry Gross
39. SHOW ME THE WAY by Peter Frampton
40. LET YOUR LOVE FLOW by The Bellamy Brothers
41. FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE by Elvin Bishop
42. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by Queen
43. SHOP AROUND by Captain & Tennille
44. CONVOY by C. W. McCall
45. SHE’S GONE by Hall & Oates
46. LOVE HURTS by Nazareth
47. MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT by Starbuck
48. LET ‘EM IN by Wings
49. I LOVE MUSIC by The O’Jays
50. I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU by The Brothers Johnson
51. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC by The Beach Boys
52. THEME FROM S.W.A.T. by Rhythm Heritage
53. SWEET THING by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
54. GOLDEN YEARS by David Bowie
55. DEVIL WOMAN by Cliff Richard
56. ONLY SIXTEEN by Dr. Hook
57. TIMES OF YOUR LIFE by Paul Anka
58. SING A SONG by Earth, Wind & Fire
59. SWEET LOVE by Commodores
60. STILL THE ONE by Orleans
61. SAY YOU LOVE ME by Fleetwood Mac
62. THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD (#2*) by Gordon Lightfoot
63. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE by The Beatles
64. A LITTLE BIT MORE by Dr. Hook
65. LOVE SO RIGHT by Bee Gees
66. FOX ON THE RUN by Sweet
67. DREAM ON by Aerosmith
68. MAGIC MAN by Heart
69. SATURDAY NIGHT by Bay City Rollers
70. EVIL WOMAN by Electric Light Orchestra
71. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO by Neil Sedaka
72. SUMMER by War
73. HAPPY DAYS by Pratt and McClain
74. THIS MASQUERADE by George Benson
75. BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY by Kiss
76. THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) by KC and the Sunshine Band
77. TURN THE BEAT AROUND by Vicki Sue Robinson
78. (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER by Blue Oyster Cult
79. WALK AWAY FROM LOVE by David Ruffin
80. FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) by Bee Gees
81. MONEY HONEY by Bay City Rollers
82. WAKE UP EVERYBODY by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
83. RHIANNON by Fleetwood Mac
84. DEEP PURPLE by Donny & Marie Osmond
85. MUSKRAT LOVE by Captain & Tennille
86. LET’S DO IT AGAIN by The Staple Singers
87. THAT’LL BE THE DAY by Linda Ronstadt
88. TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN by Barry Manilow
89. I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU by Bay City Rollers
90. WITH YOUR LOVE by Jefferson Starship
91. BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY (LIVE) by Peter Frampton
92. BABY FACE by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps
93. COUNTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A.) by Glen Campbell
94. NADIA’S THEME (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.
95. GETAWAY by Earth, Wind & Fire
96. YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND by Queen
97. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN by Steve Miller Band
98. FLY, ROBIN, FLY by Silver Convention
99. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN by Neil Diamond
100. JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU by Commodores
Technology 1976
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
First laser printer introduced by IBM - the IBM 3800
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.
Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Betamax 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