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1976
The 20th Century Almanac · The Seventies

1976

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

America celebrated its Bicentennial as Israeli commandos staged the daring hostage rescue at Entebbe and Mao Zedong's death ended an era in China. The Apple II's debut heralded the personal-computer age; Rocky landed the knockout punch at the Academy Awards.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Rocky
Nobel · Literature
Bellow
World Series
Cincinnati Reds vs.New York Yankees Seri
No. 1 Song
Saturday Night
Top TV
Academy · Actor
Jack Nicholson

Major Events of 1976

2 events
Raid on EntebeeApple II Introduced

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1976

Champions

NBABoston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns Score: 4-2
NCAA FootballPittsburgh Record: 12-0-0
Heisman TrophyTony Dorsett, pittsburgh, RB points: 2,357
Stanley CupMontreal Canadiens vs.Philadelphia FlyersSeries: 4-0 Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys Score: 21-17 US Open Golf: Jerry Pate Score: 277 Course: Atlanta AC Location: Deluth, GA
World SeriesCincinnati Reds vs.New York Yankees Series: 4-0

Top Music of 1976

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Saturday Night Bay City Rollers
  2. Canvoy C.W. McCall
  3. I Write the Songs Barry Manilow
  4. Theme from 'Mahogany' Diana Ross
  5. Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players
  6. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon
  7. Theme from 'S.W.A.T.' Rhythm Heritage
  8. Love Machine Pt. 1 The Miracles
  9. December, 1963 The Four Seasons
  10. Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"This Masquerade" ... George Benson Best Song: "I Write the Songs" ... Bruce Johnson Best Album: "Songs in the Key of Life" ... Stevie Wonder Male Vocalist: Paul Simon ...Stevie Wonder ... "Songs in the Key of Life" Female Vocalist: Linda Ronstadt ... "Hasten Down the Wind"

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  2. All the President's Men
  3. The Omen
  4. The Bad News Bears
  5. Silent Movie
  6. Midway
  7. Dog Day Afternoon
  8. Murder by Death
  9. Jaws (reissue)
  10. Blazing Saddles (reissue)

Academy Awards

Honoring 1976
Best Picture
Rocky
Best Director
John G. Avildsen
Rocky
Best Actor
Jack Nicholson
Peter Finch
Best Actress
Faye Dunaway
Network

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
LIPSCOMB, WILLIAM N., U.S.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, b. 1919: "for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Literature
BELLOW, SAUL, U.S.A., b. 1915: "for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Peace
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Physiology or Medicine
The prize was awarded jointly to: BLUMBERG, BARUCH S., U.S.A., The Institute for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1925; and GAJDUSEK, D. CARLETON, U.S.A., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, b. 1923: "for their discoveries con
Physics
The prize was divided equally between: RICHTER, BURTON, U.S.A., Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA, b. 1931; TING, SAMUEL C. C., U.S.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, (European Center for Nuclear

Pulitzer Prizes

Drama
Michael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvin Hamlisch & Edward Kleban ... "A Chorus Line"
Fiction
Saul Bellow ... "Humboldt's Gift"
History
Paul Horgan ... "Lamy of Santa Fe" International Reporting:Sydney H. Schanberg ... "New York Times" National Reporting: James Risser ... "Des Moines Register"
Public Service
"Anchorage Daily News"