1976 in the United States

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1976
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the United States
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Events from the year 1976 in the United States. Major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, the incorporation of Apple Computer Company and Microsoft, and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator.

Contents

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

February

March

April

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April 1: Conrail

May

June

July

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July 4: United States Bicentennial

August

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August 18: Axe murder incident

September

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September 3: Viking 2 lands on Mars

October

November

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November 2: Jimmy Carter elected President

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January

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Johnny Yong Bosch
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Jenny Lewis
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Michael Peña
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Carrie Keranen
Andy Milonakis Andy Milonakis by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Andy Milonakis

February

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Cam'ron
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Charlie Day
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Janet Varney
Zach Johnson Zach Johnson.jpg
Zach Johnson
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Rashida Jones
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Ali Larter
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Ja Rule

March

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Freddie Prinze Jr.
Danny Masterson Danny Masterson (cropped).jpg
Danny Masterson
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Corey Stoll
Chester Bennington Linkin Park-Rock im Park 2014- by 2eight 3SC0327.jpg
Chester Bennington
Rachael MacFarlane Rachael MacFarlane by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Rachael MacFarlane
Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon at TIFF 2014.jpg
Reese Witherspoon
Keri Russell Keri Russell (13948636905) (cropped).jpg
Keri Russell
Peyton Manning Peyton Manning by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Peyton Manning

April

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Troy Baker
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David Oyelowo
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Candace Cameron Bure
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Lukas Haas
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Melissa Joan Hart
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Wyatt Cenac
Joey Lawrence Joey Lawrence Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2024.jpg
Joey Lawrence

May

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Jeff Halpern
Tony Wied Representative Tony Wied Official Portrait.jpg
Tony Wied
Michael P. Murphy Michael P. Murphy.jpg
Michael P. Murphy
Ryan Leaf RyanLeafImage.jpg
Ryan Leaf
Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee cropped.jpg
Ethan Suplee
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Vincent Piazza
Liam O'Brien Liam O'Brien (cropped2).jpg
Liam O'Brien

June

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Jamie McMurray
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Aesop Rock
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Lindsay Davenport
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Tom Lenk
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Blake Shelton
Ryan Hurst Ryan Hurst in 2017.jpg
Ryan Hurst
Seth Wescott Seth Wescott.jpg
Seth Wescott

July

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Fred Savage
Adrian Grenier Adrian Grenier June 2014.jpg
Adrian Grenier
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Kyrsten Sinema
Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Iglesias, 2018 (URcS11Jws-Q).jpg
Gabriel Iglesias
Bobby Lashley Bobby Lashley at Slammiversary XV.jpg
Bobby Lashley
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Luke Bryan
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Jacoby Shaddix

August

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Travis Kalanick
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JC Chasez
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Will Friedle
Scott Caan Scott Caan by David Shankbone.jpg
Scott Caan
Mike Colter Mike Colter by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Mike Colter

September

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Ro Khanna
Nanette Barragan Nanette Barragan official portrait.jpg
Nanette Barragán
Alison Sweeney Alison Sweeney 2009.jpg
Alison Sweeney
Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal (53983124020).jpg
Jon Bernthal
Ian Bohen Ian Bohen 2018 (41112128064) (cropped).jpg
Ian Bohen
Stephanie McMahon Stephanie McMahon November 2018 (cropped).jpg
Stephanie McMahon
Dusty Johnson Dusty Johnson - 117th Congress.jpg
Dusty Johnson

October

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Seann William Scott
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Alicia Silverstone
Nick Swardson NickSwardsonCCJul2011.jpg
Nick Swardson
Emily Deschanel Emily Deschanel by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Emily Deschanel
Dan Fogler Dan Fogler (43001993914).jpg
Dan Fogler
Jon Foreman Jon Foreman 2015.jpg
Jon Foreman
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Ryan Reynolds
Piper Perabo Piper Perabo Comic-Con 2, 2011.jpg
Piper Perabo

November

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Chad Lindberg
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Sebastian Arcelus
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Rob Caggiano
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Diane Neal
Jack Dorsey Jack Dorsey 2014 (cropped).jpg
Jack Dorsey
Jaleel White Jaleel White Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2024 (cropped).jpg
Jaleel White
Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg
Chadwick Boseman
Anna Faris Anna Faris (26829164219) (cropped).jpg
Anna Faris

December

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Amy Acker
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Mark Duplass
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Tracey Mann
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Takeo Spikes
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Joe Manganiello
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Danny McBride

Full date unknown

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Ana Lily Amirpour
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Matt Bauder
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Jamila Bey
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Jesse Brand
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Sara Bronfman

Deaths

See also

References

  1. AP (1976-09-20). "100 Million Computations Each Second". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 17.
  2. "Partridge, KY Double Mine Disaster, Mar 1976". GenDisasters. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. Mitchell K. Hall (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6410-8.
  4. "35 years later: Houston's deadly ammonia truck disaster". Houston Chronicle. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  5. "1976 ammonia truck disaster". Houston Chronicle. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  6. Magill, Frank N. (23 April 2014). Chronology of Twentieth-Century History: Business and Commerce: Volume II. Routledge. p. 1135. ISBN   978-1-134-26462-9.
  7. Giardina, Tony (2012-08-07). "Olympic Track & Field: Decathlete Ashton Eaton Is Next American Star". Bleacher Report . Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-06. Olympic decathlons first rose to prominence in America when Bruce Jenner competed in the 1976 games in Montreal. He became an American hero by setting the decathlon world record and taking gold back from the Soviets.
  8. "Holiday Inn Sniper Up for Parole". May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.