THE YEAR WAS...1976.

US President and Vice President-  Gerald Ford & Nelson Rockefeller   HEADLINES: Israel signs Peace Accord returning Sinai to Egypt ~ US Supreme Court votes to reinstate the Death Penalty ~  Legionnaires’ Disease occurs at  the American Legion Convention in Philadelphia ~ Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford to become President  TIME MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR: Jimmy Carter      POPULAR TV SHOWS::  The Carol Burnett Show ~ The Bob Newhart Show ~  The Rockford Files ~ Bionic Woman ~ Laverne & Shirley ~ Family Feud ~ Charlie’s Angels   SONGS:  Dancing Queen ~ If You Leave Me Now ~ Boogie Fever ~ Tonight’s the Night ~ Let Your Love Flow ~ I Write the Songs ~ 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover ~ Afternoon Delight ~ Disco Duck ~ Convoy

SPORTS: Champions include Cincinnati Reds (baseball), Pittsburgh Steelers (football), Johnny Rutherford (Indianapolis 500), Montreal Canadians (hockey), Indiana (NCAA basketball), Tony Dorsett from Pittsburgh (Heisman Trophy), and Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert (singles at Wimbledon tennis)