December 30, 1975 — Tiger Woods born
One of the greatest golf players currently competing at a professional level, Eldrick Tont ‘Tiger’ Woods was born to parents...
October 19, 2015
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January 2, 1976 — David Bowie releases “Station to Station”
Station to Station was Bowie’s tenth studio album, and its name reflects that is a transitional work. It follows on...
October 17, 2015
April 9, 1976 — Phil Ochs dies
Born on December 19, 1940, Phil Ochs would become one of the best known protest singers in America (although he...
October 14, 2015
June 27, 1976 — Air France Flight 139 is hijacked to Entebbe
Air France Flight 139 was carrying 246 passengers and 12 crew on a routine flight from Athens to Paris when...
October 9, 2015
December 28, 1976 — Freddie King dies
The youngest of the “Three Kings” of blues music (along with B.B.King and Albert King), Freddie King was born in...
October 4, 2015
June 12, 1977 — Victoria’s Secret is founded
Founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond, Victoria’s Secret grew, although slowly, over its first five years. In 1982, when the...
September 29, 2015
August 16, 1977 — Elvis Presley dies
Just one more day, and he would have been touring again. But as it happened, Elvis Presley’s lifestyle caught up...
September 24, 2015
September 12, 1977 — Steve Biko dies in prison
Steve Biko was born in King William’s Town, south Africa in 1946. He went to the University of Natal, where...
September 19, 2015
August 23, 1977 — Jared Fogle born
Jared was not especially exceptional until he managed to lose a lot of weight, something he attributed to eating at...
September 18, 2015
August 26, 1978 — Pope John Paul I is appointed
Albino Luciani was the Patriarch of Venice, prior to his ascension to the throne of St Peter. He was much...
September 14, 2015
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