(Saturday, October 23, 1976) — “Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)” by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids (with Wolfman Jack) peaked at #29 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Ford and Carter promise to stress issues in final debate 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1976)
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(Friday, October 22, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — U.S. President Gerald Ford and former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter concluded their historic series of nationally televised debates tonight in Williamsburg, Virginia, by promising to stress issues rather than personalities in the final days of the campaign in the hope of awakening widespread interest among disillusioned voters. Continue reading Ford and Carter promise to stress issues in final debate 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1976)
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Cincinnati Reds win World Series in four games 40 years ago tonight (Oct 21 1976)
Video: '1976 World Series, Game 4: Reds @ Yankees'
(Thursday, October 21, 1976, at about 11:06 p.m. EDT) — The Cincinnati Reds won the 1976 World Series tonight, beating the New York Yankees 7-2 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, in the fourth and deciding game.
It was the second consecutive (1975-1976) and fourth of five World Series titles for the Reds (1919-1990).
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‘Angels in Chains’ episode airs on ‘Charlie’s Angels’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1976)
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(Wednesday, October 20, 1976, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — The Angels investigate a country prison farm and a nearby small-town sheriff on tonight’s episode of the ABC crime drama television series Charlie’s Angels. Continue reading ‘Angels in Chains’ episode airs on ‘Charlie’s Angels’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1976)
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Paul McCartney & Wings perform in London 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1976)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Let 'Em In (Wings Over Wembley 1976)'
(Tuesday, October 19, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at Empire Pool in London, on the first of three consecutive nights at the venue that would conclude the band’s 13-month Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform in London 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1976)
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‘Disco Duck’ by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1976)
(Saturday, October 16, 1976) — “Disco Duck” by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Disco Duck’ by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1976)
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Mondale, Dole hold first vice presidential debate 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1976)
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(Friday, October 15, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole met tonight at the Alley Theater in Houston, Texas, in a sporadically acrimonious debate, the first ever between vice-presidential nominees, and argued whether Republican fiscal prudence or Democratic social programs would best serve the nation’s economy. Continue reading Mondale, Dole hold first vice presidential debate 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1976)
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‘A Fifth of Beethoven’ by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1976)
(Saturday, October 9, 1976) — “A Fifth of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Lowdown’ by Boz Scaggs peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1976)
(Saturday, October 9, 1976) — “Lowdown” by Boz Scaggs peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1976)
Video: 'Jimmy Carter - Gerald Ford Presidential Candidates Debate #2 (1976)'
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, in his second presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, said tonight that there was “there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Continue reading Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1976)
