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
The Past
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
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 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
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
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
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
November 11, 1975 — The Whitlam government is dismissed by the Governor-General
On November 11, 1975, then Governor-General John Kerr dismissed the ALP government of Gough Whitlam and installed Leader of the...
October 24, 2015
October 11, 1975 — “Saturday Night Live” premieres
“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!“ It is the most successful sketch comedy series in the history of the...
October 29, 2015
April 17, 1975 — Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer Rouge and Year Zero begins
The Khmer Rouge were a Communist movement allied to the Viet Cong. When the United States military pulled out of...
November 4, 2015
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