Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. Robert Dole holds up a newspaper during a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, August 26, 1976.
What’s In The News: 1976 vs. 2016
April 5, 2016
In September of 1976, Apple Valley High School officially opened its doors for the first time. A lot has changed within the walls over its forty years of existence, but it is safe to say that we have experienced even greater changes throughout the world in that time. Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer in his garage in April of 1976. The Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 Plus, and the MacBook Air are just few of many Apple products that are powering the market today. Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford battled it out for the role of 39th President of the United States in 1976. This November, the nation will vote to decide the 45th president, with current candidates ranging from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump. Whether it be Olympian Bruce Jenner or mother and gender-equality activist Caitlyn Jenner, let’s take a look at what’s in the news, both then and now…
1976
- January 18th, 1976 – Super Bowl X: Shaw leads Steelers to a 21-17 victory over the Cowboys
Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw and wide receiver Lynn Shuck, also named MVP of Super Bowl X, worked together to bring the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Randy Grossman (84) holds football in air after he took short pass from Terry Bradshaw to score in first quarter of Super Bowl X, against Dallas.
- April 1st, 1976 – Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents’ house in Cupertino, California. Apple 1 Computer released April 11th.
Yep, you read that right. Apple began in a garage.
An Apple 1 computer is seen at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, California.
- May 15th, 1976 – Barbara Peterson of Minnesota crowned Miss USA
Barbara Peterson, student of Edina High School and St. Olaf College, became the first Miss USA from Minnesota in the history of the pageant.
Shown with Barbara Peterson, Miss USA, in rehearsal for the Miss Universe pageant, is Miss Israel, Rina Messinger; Miss Turkey, Manolya Onur; and Gilda Plaza, Miss Ecuador.
- August 21st, 1976 – 21st Olympic Games close in Montreal, Canada. Bruce Jenner crushes record and wins gold in decathlon
Bruce Jenner took home a gold medal in the Montreal Olympic games of 1976, breaking the world record in the decathlon with 8,618 points.
Bruce Jenner tosses the javelin in the decathlon competition at the Montreal Olympics. Jenner became the decathlon gold medalist and set a world record in points.
- October 6th, 1976 – Bombing of Cubana Flight 455
Cubana flight 455 was taken down by two C-4 explosives bombs just off the coast of a Barbados airport. Flight 455 was a routine, scheduled commercial, passenger flight, and the US government was accused of being an accomplice to the attack.
A memorial stands showing the faces of those who died on Cubana Airline Flight 455, during a ceremony marking the 38th anniversary of the mid-air bombing, at the Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.
- November 2nd, 1976 – Jimmy Carter elected U.S. president
On November 2nd of 1976, democratic candidate Jimmy Carter beat out Republican candidate Gerald Ford for the position of 39th President of the United States. Carter received 297 electoral votes while Ford received 240.
President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter have one hand for the crowd along Pennsylvania Avenue and one for their daughter Amy. The Carters elected to walk the parade route from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration in Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977.
2016
- February 7th, 2016 – Super Bowl 2016: Broncos’ defense dominates as Peyton Manning wins second title
Peyton Manning ended his 18-year career, leading his team to victory with a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in the 50th Super Bowl.
A Denver Broncos fan holds up sign during a rally following a parade for the NFL football Super Bowl champions.
- April 24, 2015 – The Apple Watch.
After a few extreme advancements in technology in 1976, Apple has created a gadget that wraps up your whole life and places it around your wrist.
Apple Watches appear on display, Friday, April 10, 2015, in New York.
- December 21st, 2015 – Wrong contestant crowned at Miss Universe 2015
In a somewhat awkward series of events, host Steve Harvey of the Miss Universe Pageant 2015 wrongfully crowned Miss Colombia as the winner of Miss Universe. Just moments later, the crown was placed on the head of Miss Philippines, the original winner.
Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, right, and Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach wait for the announcer to name the new Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas.
- September 25th, 2015 – Caitlyn Jenner legally changes name and gender
After revealing her new identity on the cover of the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine, former Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner officially became Caitlyn Jenner on September 25th.
Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles.
- March 20th, 2016 – Obama lands in Cuba as first US president to visit in nearly a century
Obama became the first US president to touch down in Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928, and since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Cuba’s President Raul Castro, during a joint statement in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016.
- June 16th, 2015 – Donald Trump Announces Presidential Bid
“We need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again. We can do that. So ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States,” Trump announced. He is still aiming for the Republican presidential nomination today.
Donald Trump speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.