Getting Funky in January 1976!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in January 1976 was 'Convoy' by C.W. McCall.
1976 Federal Government
President: Gerald Ford (R-Michigan)
Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller (R-New York)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)
Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
January 1 - NBC officially replaces its snake and peacock logos with a "modern N," composed of blue and red trapezoids—and nearly identical to the logo for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications' TV network, prompting NET to sue NBC for trademark infringement.
January 1 - UCLA beats Ohio State 23-10 in the Rose Bowl.
January 5 – Beatles associate Mal Evans is fatally shot by police amid a disturbance at his Los Angeles home.
January 11 – Flyers-Red Army game: The Philadelphia Flyers play the Soviet Red Army team. The Red Army left the ice for a portion of the game and the Flyers won 4–1.
January 11–12 Eleanor and Franklin, a two-part miniseries starring Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann, airs on ABC.
January 12 - Agatha Christie dies. The author of 74 novels, in her early days she enjoyed surfing with husband Archie!
January 14 - The Bionic Woman premieres on ABC.
January 15 – Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison.
January 17 - The Blues Brothers make their debut on NBC's Saturday Night Live, singing Slim Harpo's song 'I'm a King Bee' in their Killer Bees costumes. Their first appearance as The Blues Brothers proper occurred in 1978.
January 18 – Super Bowl X: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21–17 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Highlights: SUPER BOWL X
January 19 – Jimmy Carter wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus.
January 27 – The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state.
January 27 - Laverne and Shirley premieres on ABC.
January 28 - The Dumplings premieres on NBC.
Playboy playmate of the month, Daina House, and Playgirl man for January, Jim Cavaretta:
Agatha Christie's 'Curtain' was at the top of the New York Times fiction best seller list.
January 11 – Flyers-Red Army game: The Philadelphia Flyers play the Soviet Red Army team. The Red Army left the ice for a portion of the game and the Flyers won 4–1.
January 11–12 Eleanor and Franklin, a two-part miniseries starring Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann, airs on ABC.
January 12 - Agatha Christie dies. The author of 74 novels, in her early days she enjoyed surfing with husband Archie!
January 14 - The Bionic Woman premieres on ABC.
January 15 – Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison.
January 17 - The Blues Brothers make their debut on NBC's Saturday Night Live, singing Slim Harpo's song 'I'm a King Bee' in their Killer Bees costumes. Their first appearance as The Blues Brothers proper occurred in 1978.
January 18 – Super Bowl X: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21–17 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Highlights: SUPER BOWL X
January 19 – Jimmy Carter wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus.
January 27 – The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state.
January 27 - Laverne and Shirley premieres on ABC.
January 28 - The Dumplings premieres on NBC.
Playboy playmate of the month, Daina House, and Playgirl man for January, Jim Cavaretta:
1976 Chevrolet Vega:
Moon phase calendar for January 1976:
Dynamite magazine cover for January:
Tiger Beat cover for January:
Donny and Marie Osmond dolls from Mattel (released 1976):
The Nielsen top ten network television programs for the week ending Jan 11:
1: All In The Family; 2: Maude; 3: Phyllis; 4: Rhoda; 5: Mary Tyler Moore; 6; M-A-S-H; 7: One Day At A Time; 8: Kojak; 9: Welcome Back, Kotter; 10: CBS Reports Inquiry The American Assassins (Part 4, on the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy and George C. Wallace)
Albums released in January 1976 (Album / Artist)
The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends / Willie Nelson
Look into the Future / Journey
Let the Music Play / Barry White
Desire / Bob Dylan
Frampton Comes Alive! / Peter Frampton
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 / Elvis Presley
Songs for the New Depression / Bette Midler
M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull / Jethro Tull
Wanted! The Outlaws / Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson,
Jessi Colter & Tompall Glaser
Coney Island Baby / Lou Reed
Station to Station / David Bowie
Futuristic Dragon / T.Rex
Batman comic for January:
Agatha Christie's 'Curtain' was at the top of the New York Times fiction best seller list.
Peanuts comic strip from January 1976:
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