June 24th, 1976

Popular songs.

On June 24th, 1976, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Silly Love Songs - Wings
• United Kingdom: You To Me Are Everything - Real Thing

Take me back to June 24th, 1976!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is June 24th, 1976, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Silly Love Songs by Wings is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, You To Me Are Everything by Real Thing is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Midway is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Because it's 1976, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of ABBA, Queen, Chicago, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Wings and Rod Stewart. In fashion, clothes have become baggier and pants have become less flared. Sports clothing and the "disco look" are both popular at the moment. Women are wearing sundresses, strapless tops with t-shirts, shoulder pads, cardigans, knee-length skirts and daisy dukes. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, flare jeans, low-top sneakers and untucked collared shirts.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Anissa Jones, Rosalind Russell, Tommy Bolin, and Freddie Prinze would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Soul Train", "Sanford and Son", "Emergency!", and "The Waltons". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "All in the Family", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", and "Happy Days". Popular toys at the moment include Twister mat, VertiBird (toy helicopter), Big Jim (action figure), and Dungeons & Dragons.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 24th, 1976.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1976?

  The best NBA players in 1976 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George McGinnis, Nate Archibald, Rick Barry and Pete Maravich.

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  1976 in movies.

  Movies released in 1976 included Rocky, To Fly!, A Star Is Born, All the President's Men, The Omen, In Search of Noah's Ark, King Kong, Silver Streak, The Enforcer, Midway, Carrie, Freaky Friday, Car Wash and Taxi Driver.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1976, the best soccer players were Franz Beckenbauer, Rob Rensenbrink, Ivo Viktor, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Anton Ondrus, Johan Cruyff, Ivan Curkovic, Rainer Bonhof, Gerd Müller and Marian Masny.

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  Rocky.

  "Rocky" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976.

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  Jimmy Carter.

  US President Jimmy Carter was named Time Person of the Year in 1976.

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  Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

  "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow would go on to win a Grammy for 1976's Song of the Year.

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  1976 in music.

  Top music artists in 1976 included the likes of Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Rod Stewart, the Ohio Players, Barry Manilow, England Dan, John Ford Coley, Wild Cherry, Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band, Diana Ross, ABBA, The Manhattans, and The Spinners.

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  Mood rings have become a fad.

  Mood rings were a big fad in 1975 and 1976. The rings contained a special liquid that would show different colors at different temperatures.

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  Roller skates.

  The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.

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  Disco music.

  Disco music became mainstream during the latter half of the 1970s. Nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  Hitchhiking is declining.

  Although hitchhiking is still pretty common, it is beginning to decline due to people's falling trust in strangers, lower air travel prices, an increase in highways, and more affordable cars.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.

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  Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

  Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 47 years, 3 months, and 7 days have passed since June 24th, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 26 of 1976.
• Leap Year: 1976 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on June 24th, 1976, are now 47 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 204418800.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to June 24th, 1976.

• June 2nd, 1976: Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles is murdered by a car bomb.
• June 5th, 1976: 11 people are killed when the Teton Dam collapses in Idaho.
• June 6th, 1976: The Boston Celtics win the 1976 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
• June 18th, 1976: The East Area Rapist (Joseph James DeAngelo) carries out his first attack in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento.
• June 20th, 1976: Czechoslovakia defeat West Germany in a penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.
• June 21st, 1976: Elton John and Kiki Dee release the song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".
• June 21st, 1976: The Bee Gees release their new single "You Should Be Dancing".
• This date: June 24th, 1976
• June 25th, 1976: Horror film "The Omen" is released in the United States.
• June 27th, 1976: Palestinian militants hijack an Air France plane before flying it to Entebbe, Uganda.
• July 2nd, 1976: South Vietnam is officially annexed into the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• July 4th, 1976: Israeli commandos free 103 hostages from an Air France plane at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.
• July 11th, 1976: Singer Frank Sinatra and model Barbara Marx are married.
• July 12th, 1976: The first episode of the TV game show "Family Feud" is aired on ABC Daytime.
• July 19th, 1976: The breakup of English rock band Deep Purple is announced by their manager.
• July 21st, 1976: The British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 24th, 1976, will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: June 24th, 1976 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
• Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1976.

1976 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Fiesta, the Pontiac Phoenix, the BMW 6 Series, the Dodge Aspen, the Volvo 300 Series and the Plymouth Sapporo.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1976.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out June 24th, 1982, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 24th of June.

• St. John's Day

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on June 24th, 1976 was most likely conceived around October 2nd, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 24th, 1976 is close to March 17th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about June 24th, 1976.

• 17,265 days have passed since this date.
• 2,466 weeks have passed.
• 1,491,696,000 seconds have passed since June 24th, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,740,312,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 769,715,136,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 248,616,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 128,285,856 steps. That's roughly 57,016 miles!
• Since this date, 17,900,352 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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