Video: 'All the President's Men' trailer
(Sunday, April 4, 1976, 8:30 p.m. EST) — All the President’s Men, a political thriller film about two journalists (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward) investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, premiered tonight in the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as a benefit for the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Continue reading ‘All the President’s Men’ opens in Washington, DC 50 years ago this hour (Apr 4 1976)
(Saturday, April 3, 1976) — “Disco Lady” by Johnnie Taylor peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Apr. 3/10/17/24, 1976). Continue reading ‘Disco Lady’ by Johnnie Taylor peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 3 1976)
(Saturday, April 3, 1976) — “Money Honey” by Bay City Rollers peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Money Honey’ by Bay City Rollers peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 3 1976)
(Saturday, April 3, 1976) — “Golden Years” by David Bowie peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Golden Years’ by David Bowie peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 3 1976)
(Saturday, April 3, 1976) — “I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)” by Diana Ross peaked at #47 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)’ by Diana Ross peaks at #47 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 3 1976)
Video: 'Wings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video)'
(Friday, April 2, 1976) — The single “Silly Love Songs“/”Cook of the House” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Apr. 30, 1976, in the UK), the first single from the group’s album Wings at the Speed of Sound. Continue reading Wings release ‘Silly Love Songs’/’Cook of the House’ single 50 years ago today (Apr 2 1976)
Video: 'History of Apple Company | Steve Jobs to Tim Cook [1976-2021]'
(Thursday, April 1, 1976) — Apple Computer Company was established today by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to market Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer.
Video: 'Karen Ann Quinlan NHD'
(Wednesday, March 31, 1976) — The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that the mechanical respirator that was keeping Karen Ann Quinlan (a young woman in a persistent vegetative state) alive might be disconnected if her attending physicians and a panel of hospital officials agreed that there was “no reasonable possibility” that she would recover. Continue reading Court rules Karen Quinlan’s father can let her die if doctors see no hope 50 years ago today (Mar 31 1976)
Video: 'Genesis - Live in Buffalo - March 28th, 1976'
(Sunday, March 28, 1976, 7:00 p.m. EST) — Genesis performed its first American gig tonight at Century Theatre in Buffalo, New York, with drummer Phil Collins as the band’s new lead vocalist. Continue reading Genesis performs first post-Peter Gabriel American gig in Buffalo 50 years ago this hour (Mar 28 1976)
(Saturday, March 27, 1976) — “Dream Weaver” by Gary Wright peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Dream Weaver’ by Gary Wright peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 27 1976)
