(Saturday, July 24, 1976) — “Let Her In” by John Travolta peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Let Her In’ by John Travolta peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago today (July 24 1976)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Take the Money and Run’ by Steve Miller Band peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
(Saturday, July 24, 1976) — “Take the Money and Run” by Steve Miller Band peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Take the Money and Run’ by Steve Miller Band peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
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‘The Boys Are Back in Town’ by Thin Lizzy peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
(Saturday, July 24, 1976) — “The Boys Are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzy peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’ by Thin Lizzy peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
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‘I Need to Be in Love’ by The Carpenters peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
(Saturday, July 24, 1976) — “I Need to Be in Love” by The Carpenters peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I Need to Be in Love’ by The Carpenters peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 24 1976)
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Viking 1 makes first successful landing on Mars 50 years ago this hour (July 20 1976)
Video: 'Viking I Lands on Mars, ABC News, July 20, 1976'
(Tuesday, July 20, 1976, 11:53:06 UTC/7:53:06 a.m. EDT) — An explorer from Earth, the robot craft Viking 1, made the first successful landing on Mars today and transmitted spectacular photographs of a rocky, wind-scoured desert plain, the site for the first direct search for life on another world. Continue reading Viking 1 makes first successful landing on Mars 50 years ago this hour (July 20 1976)
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Nadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in gymnastics at Olympics 50 years ago today (Jul 18 1976)
Video: 'Nadia Comaneci and the first perfect 10 outperformed modern technology'
(Sunday, July 18, 1976; during the 1976 Summer Olympics) — Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, 14, received the first-ever perfect score of 10 today with her routine on uneven parallel bars. Comaneci would go on to receive six more 10s at Montreal. Continue reading Nadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in gymnastics at Olympics 50 years ago today (Jul 18 1976)
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1976 Summer Olympics open in Montreal 50 years ago this hour (Jul 17 1976)
Video: 'Montreal 1976 Olympics - Opening Ceremony Highlighhts'
(Saturday, July 17, 1976, 3:00 p.m. EDT) — Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, officially opened the 1976 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad) this afternoon at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in front of an audience of some 73,000 in the stadium, and an estimated half billion watching on television. Continue reading 1976 Summer Olympics open in Montreal 50 years ago this hour (Jul 17 1976)
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‘More, More, More’ by Andrea True Connection peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 17 1976)
(Saturday, July 17, 1976) — “More, More, More” by Andrea True Connection peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘More, More, More’ by Andrea True Connection peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago today (Jul 17 1976)
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Jimmy Carter accepts Democratic presidential nomination 50 years ago this hour (Jul 15 1976)
Video: '1976 Jimmy Carter Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech'
(Thursday, July 15, 1976, 10:38-11:16 p.m. EDT) — Former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia, who easily won the nomination on the first ballot the previous night, accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at the party’s convention meeting at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Continue reading Jimmy Carter accepts Democratic presidential nomination 50 years ago this hour (Jul 15 1976)
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Three gunmen kidnap 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California 50 years ago this hour (Jul 15 1976)
Video: 'Chowchilla Kidnapping news footage'
(Thursday, July 15, 1976, around 4:00 p.m. PDT) — A 36-hour kidnap ordeal began today for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. Continue reading Three gunmen kidnap 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California 50 years ago this hour (Jul 15 1976)
