February 1976 - Taxi Driver, Sesame Street, Sal Mineo

Boogie Down in February 1976!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in February 1976 was '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' by Paul Simon.

Cost of Living in 1976
Average yearly household income $14,922
Minimum wage (per hour) $2.30
Average cost of a new home $48,100
Postage stamp $0.13
Gas (1 gallon) $0.59
Gold (1 oz.) $124.80
Movie ticket $2.13

February 1 - The miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man debuts on ABC, becoming a critical and ratings success over its 12-episode run.

February 2 - Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, and Art Carney reunite in an ABC special, The Honeymooners – The Second Honeymoon.

February 4 - Next Stop, Greenwich Village movie released.

February 5 – Nearly 2,000 students become involved in a racially charged riot at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida; 30 students are injured in the 4-hour fray.

February 8 - Taxi Driver movie released.

February 10 - The controversial "Episode 847" of Sesame Street featuring Margret Hamilton reprising her role as The Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is broadcast. The episode would only air once due to a barrage of complaints leveled at the Children's Television Workshop from parents who felt that Hamilton's performance was too traumatizing for their children.

February 11 – Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African-American Secretary of the United States Army.

February 11 - Lee J. Cobb, actor, dies. (born 1911)

February 12 - Sal Mineo, film actor in Rebel Without a Cause, dies. (born 1939)

February 13 - Sara premieres on CBS.

February 13 - Jack and the Beanstalk movie released.

February 19 - CBS affiliate KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington is given a "notice of termination" by the network, stripping KXLY-TV of its affiliation effective August 19. CBS cites business reasons (KXLY-TV had been airing several network programs out of pattern in recent years) as the reason they stripped KXLY-TV. In the end, CBS decides to affiliate with ABC affiliate KREM-TV, while KXLY-TV joins ABC. The move takes effect August 8 at the request of KREM-TV, who wanted to air ABC Sports' entire coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics.

February 22 – Florence Ballard, singer (The Supremes) dies. (born 1943)

February 25 - Soviets admit transmitting microwaves at the American Embassy in Moscow to disrupt U.S. eavesdropping equipment.

February 27 - Griffin and Phoenix TV movie was shown on ABC, starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh.  It was such a success that it also had a limited theatrical release.  Sadly, in 2010, Jill died from the same cancer her character has in this movie. 

February 28 - The 18th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held.  Record of the Year was Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille.  Album of the Year was Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon.  Song of the Year was Send In the Clowns by Judy Collins.  Best New Artist was Natalie Cole.

February 29 - The movie The Sound of Music is televised for the first time, on ABC.

Cosmopolitan issue for February:

Sports Illustrated for February 16th:

Playgirl Man for February, Gary Earle, and Playboy playmate of the month, Laura Lyons:

1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray:

Happy Days trading cards (released in 1976):

Albums released in February (album / artist):

The Third Reich 'n Roll / The Residents

Gimme Back My Bullets / Lynyrd Skynyrd

A Trick of the Tail / Genesis

Jesse Come Home / James Gang

Diana Ross / Diana Ross

Smokey's Family Robinson / Smokey Robinson

Shamal / Gong

Dreamboat Annie / Heart

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) / Eagles

Come On Over / Olivia Newton-John

Action Comic for February:

Nielsen top ten for the week ending February 29: 1 The Sound of Music 2 All In The Family 3 Laverne and Shirley 4 Happy Days 5 Maude 6 Rich Man, Poor Man 7 Rhoda 8: (tie) Mary Tyler Moore and Phyllis 10 Jeffersons 

Peanuts comic strip from February 1976:

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January 1976 - NBC, Bionic Woman, Agatha Christie

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:

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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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October 1978 - Pier 39, Pope John Paul II

Hey, Hot Child, It's October 1978!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in October 1978 was 'Hot Child in the City' by Nick Gilder.

October 1 Centennial mini-series debuts on NBC.

October 2 - 'Mommie Dearest' is published.  Written by her adopted daughter, Christina Crawford, this scandalous bestseller is about the life of Joan Crawford.

October 4 – Pier 39 opens on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, as a tourist attraction.

October 5 - The Boys from Brazil and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? movies premiere.

October 6 - The Big Fix and Midnight Express movies premiere.

October 8 – Bertha Cody, Native American archaeologist, dies. (born 1907)

October 12 – Nancy Spungen, groupie and girlfriend of Sid Vicious, dies. (born 1958)

October 14 – President Jimmy Carter signs a bill into law which allows homebrewing of beer in the United States.

October 17 – The New York Yankees clinch their 22nd World Series championship, defeating the Dodgers 7–2 in Los Angeles and winning the Series 4 games to 2.

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October 19 – Gig Young, actor, dies. (born 1913)

October 20 - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes movie premieres.  The giant tomatoes were actually made out of foam!

October 22 - Pope John Paul II is sworn in as pope.  The new pope surprised his aides on his first day when he entered a crowd of reporters and answered questions.

October 24 - The Wiz movie premieres.

October 25 - Halloween movie premieres.

October 27 – President Jimmy Carter signs the Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act, adjusting the government's economic goals to include full employment, growth in production, price stability, and balance of trade and budget.

October 31 - Norma Brown wins $28,800 playing the Money Cards on Card Sharks, the first and only time a contestant has won the maximum amount.

1978 Ford LTD Landau:

A new product introduced in 1978 was Midori Liqueur.

Ms. Marvel comic for October:

Toy organ (released in 1978):

Playboy playmate of the month, Marcy Hanson, and Playgirl man for October, Lenny Thompson:

Albums released in October (album / artist):
Comes a Time / Neil Young
Hot Streets / Chicago
M.I.U. Album / The Beach Boys
Dire Straits / Dire Straits
Dog and Butterfly / Heart
Killing Machine / Judas Priest
Chaka / Chaka Khan
52nd Street / Billy Joel
Christmas Portrait / The Carpenters Christmas
If You Want Blood You've Got It / AC/DC
Toto / Toto
A Single Man / Elton John
Pleasure Train / Teri Desario
Hemispheres / Rush
Thoroughfare Gap / Stephen Stills

Nielsen top shows for the week ending October 22: World Series Game 6; Little House on the Prairie; Charlie's Angels; CBS Sunday Movie "Like Mom, Like Me"; All in the Family; Mork and Mindy; Alice; Three's Company; 60 Minutes; Laverne and Shirley.

Life magazine for October:

National Geographic magazine for October:

Newsweek for October 30th:

Jim Davis Garfield comic strip from October 1978:

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June 1979 - SALT II, Muppet Movie

So Hot in June 1979!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in June 1979 was 'Hot Stuff' by Donna Summer.

June 1 – The Seattle SuperSonics win the NBA Championship against the Washington Bullets.

June 1 – Jack Mulhall, actor, dies. (b. 1887)

June 1 - Phantasm movie premieres.

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June 2 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit a communist country, his native Poland.  The visit becomes known as '9 days that changed the world'.

June 3 - The 33rd Tony Awards is held.  The Best Play award went to The Elephant Man.  The Best Musical award went to Sweeney Todd:  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

June 6 – Jack Haley, actor, dies. (b. 1898)

June 11 - John Wayne, actor and film director, dies of stomach cancer. (b. 1907)

June 15 - Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, The In-Laws, Prophecy, Rocky II and The Water Babies movies premiere.

June 18 – Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II agreement in Vienna.

June 20 – A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier kills ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of the news crew capture the killing on tape.

June 22 - Escape from Alcatraz, The Main Event, The Muppet Movie and Nightwing movies premiere.

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June 25 – Dave Fleischer, animator, dies. (b. 1894)

June 27 - The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again movie premieres.

June 29 - Bloodline, Meatballs, Moonraker and Up from the Depths movies premiere.

In June 1979, a man using the pseudonym Robert C. Christian approached the Elberton Granite Finishing Company on behalf of a mysterious organization and commissioned the controversial Georgia Guidestones.  The guidestones are intended to function as a compass, calendar, and clock and include 10 civilization re-establishment guidelines in case of a catastrophic event.

Battlestar Galactica comic for June:

Matchbox Build a Truck toy (released in 1979):

1979 Volkswagen Beetle:

Playboy playmate of the month, Louann Fernald, and Playgirl man for June, Ken DeRose:

Albums released in June 1979 (album / artist):
Back to the Egg / Wings
I Am / Earth, Wind and Fire
Labour of Lust / Nick Lowe
Repeat When Necessary / Dave Edmunds
Get the Knack / The Knack
Candy-O / The Cars
Mingus / Joni Mitchell
Communiqué / Dire Straits
Silent Letter / America
Unknown Pleasures / Joy Division
Mick Taylor / Mick Taylor
No Exit / The Angels

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Nielsen top shows for the week ending June 17th: 1 Three's Company ABC; 2 WKRP In Cincinnati CBS; 3 M*A*S*H CBS; 4 Lou Grant CBS; 5 Taxi ABC; 6 Barnaby Jones CBS; 7 Laverne and Shirley ABC; 8 Mork and Mindy ABC; 9 Charlie's Angels ABC; 10 Angie ABC; 11 All in the Family CBS; 12 One Day at a Time CBS; 13 Movie “Harry and Tonto” ABC; 14 Barney Miller ABC; 15 Carter Country ABC.

Better Homes and Gardens for June:

Cosmopolitan magazine for June:

Interview magazine for June:

Garfield comic for June 1979:

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