This is a collection of interesting historical items from the year I was born.
- FM radio listenership caught up and began to exceed AM radio
- The Electronics Technicians Association in Greencastle, Indiana, was formed
- The “Garfield” comic strip began
- The Clarkson School division of Clarkson University was founded
- The Federal Trade Commission ended the retail price fixing that allowed manufacturers to set retail prices
- There were three popes in the same year
- Susan B. Anthony dollars appeared for the first time
- The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies was formed (under another name)
- President Carter signed a bill allowing the home brewing of beer and wine
- The Copyright Act of 1976 took effect
- The Camp David Accords were signed
- Veterans Day was returned to the date of November 11
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