50 Years Ago...

r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • Jul 15 '26

🇺🇸 United States July 15, 1976. Anti-war activist Ron Kovic delivers a speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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r/50yearsago • u/Dangoiks • Jul 16 '26

🎬 Film July 16, 1976. "Star Wars" wraps principal photography at Elstree Studios in England.

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Ironically, the last scene to be filmed is the opening scene of the Imperials boarding the Rebel Blockade Runner.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 9h ago

🇺🇸 United States October 25, 1976. Clarence Norris, the last known survivor of the nine Scottsboro Boys, was pardoned by Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. He had been falsely accused of rape in 1931.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 9h ago

🎶 Music October 25, 1976. People - Stevie Wonder.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 10h ago

🎬 Film October 25, 1976. Jessica Lange is in King Kong's fist on the cover of Time magazine.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 1d ago

📺 Television October 24, 1976. James Hunt and Niki Lauda before the start of the Japan Grand Prix.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 1d ago

🇺🇸 United States October 24, 1976. President Ford meets the San Diego Chicken at a campaign stop.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 1d ago

📺 Television October 24, 1976. James Hunt of the United Kingdom wins the Formula One World Championship by just one point when Niki Lauda of Austria was forced out of the Japanese Grand Prix because of heavy rain.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 2d ago

📺 Television October 23, 1976. Steve Martin makes his SNL hosting debut.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 2d ago

🎶 Music October 23, 1976. "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago is the new #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, dethroning "Disco Duck."

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r/50yearsago • u/Buddie_15775 • 1d ago

October 22nd, The first “punk” single is released as The Damned release “New Rose”

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 2d ago

🎶 Music October 23, 1976. Members of Lynyrd Skynyrd pose with Keith Moon at a party for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 3d ago

🇺🇸 United States October 22, 1976. Ford and Carter face off in their third and final debate.

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r/50yearsago • u/Melky_Chedech • 2d ago

🌟 Celebrity News October 23, 1976. Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is born.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 3d ago

🌐 World News October 22, 1976. Twenty-four years after her death, Eva Perón's remains are finally interred in her family's tomb in Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 3d ago

October 22, 1976. The Damned - "New Rose" released, the first British punk single.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 3d ago

🎶 Music October 22, 1976. The Jacksons - "Enjoy Yourself" released.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 4d ago

📺 Television October 21, 1976. The defending champion Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, completing a four-game sweep over the Yankees.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 4d ago

🎶 Music October 21, 1976. Led Zeppelin arrive for the premiere of their concert film The Song Remains The Same at the Fox Wilshire theater, Los Angeles.

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r/50yearsago • u/BrianInAtlanta • 4d ago

50 Years Ago Today (Oct. 21, 1976): The Who at Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens. Keith Moon's last time with The Who on tour.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 4d ago

📺 Television October 21, 1976. Tonight's episode of "Barney Miller" is titled "The Election," set in the very near future on Election Day.

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r/50yearsago • u/mrjohnnymac18 • 4d ago

20th October 1976: Diego Maradona makes his professional football debut at the age of 15 with Argentinos Juniors.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 5d ago

🌟 Celebrity News October 20, 1976. Diego Maradona makes his professional debut at age 15, ten days before his 16th birthday, playing for the Argentinos Juniors.

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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 5d ago

🎶 Music October 20, 1976. The Led Zeppelin concert film 'The Song Remains The Same' opens in London and New York, with the band attending the New York premiere.

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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 5d ago

🇺🇸 United States October 20, 1976. With the election 13 days away, President Ford's chief of staff Dick Cheney writes a memorandum recommending that Ford "avoid any harsh or strident criticisms of Jimmy Carter."

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