Dig it, Man, it's March 1976!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in March 1976 was 'Dream Weaver' by Gary Wright.
March 1 – Bradford Bishop allegedly murders five of his family members in Bethesda, Maryland. The crime goes undiscovered for 10 days and the suspect is never caught. In 2014, he is placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
March 9 - Family tv show premieres on ABC.
March 9–11 – Two coal mine explosions claim 26 lives at the Blue Diamond Coal Co. Scotia Mine in Letcher County, Kentucky.
March 11 - Gable and Lombard, Robin and Marian movies are released.
March 12 - I Will, I Will... for Now movie released.
March 14 - Buzby Berkley (director/choreographer) dies.
March 16 - Harold Wilson announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Great Britain. He had been Labour leader for 13 years and Prime Minister for nearly 8 years.
March 18 - The Man Who Fell to Earth movie released. Filmed mostly in New Mexico, it starred David Bowie, who's stated he was using cocaine at the time.
March 18 - The Man Who Fell to Earth movie released. Filmed mostly in New Mexico, it starred David Bowie, who's stated he was using cocaine at the time.
March 20 – Patty Hearst is found guilty of armed robbery of a bank.
March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights.
March 26 - Ride a Wild Pony and Sky Riders movies released.
March 29 - At the 48th Academy Awards, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest wins best picture. Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher win best actor and actress for their work in that movie. George Burns wins best supporting actor for The Sunshine Boys. Lee Grant wins best supporting actress for Shampoo.
March 31 – The New Jersey Supreme Court rules that persistent vegetative state patient in the Karen Ann Quinlan case can be disconnected from her ventilator. She remains comatose and dies in 1985.
March 31 - W.C. Fields and Me movie released.
Albums released in March (album / artist):
A Love Trilogy / Donna Summer
Nobody's Fools / Slade
Wings of Love / The Temptations
Destroyer / Kiss
I Want You / Marvin Gaye
Takin' It to the Streets / The Doobie Brothers
The Sun Sessions / Elvis Presley (recorded 1954–55)
Sad Wings of Destiny / Judas Priest
Wings at the Speed of Sound / Wings
Amigos / Santana
Jailbreak / Thin Lizzy
Moonmadness / Camel
Presence / Led Zeppelin
Nielsen top 10 for the week of March 14: 1 Rich Man, Poor Man 2 Welcome Back, Kotter 3 The Wizard of Oz 4 All In The Family 5 Happy Days 6 ABC Sunday Movie (High Plains Drifter) 7 (tie) M-A-S-H and Laverne and Shirley 9 (tie) Barney Miller and Police Woman
National Geographic for March:
McCall's for March:
People magazine for March 29th:
Playboy playmate of the month, Ann Pennington and Playgirl man for March, Marc Rodriguez:
1976 Volkswagen Beetle:
Incredible Hulk comic for March:
Sonny and Cher dolls (released in 1976):
Peanuts comic strip from March 1976:
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