1976

Kayla Kirtz, News Writer
April 5, 2016

  1. 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.
Phil Sandlin
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.
  1. 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.
Ben Margot
An Apple 1 computer is seen at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, California.
  1. 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.
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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.
  1. 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.
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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.
  1. 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.
Franklin Reyes
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.
  1. 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.
Suzanne Vlamis
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.