The year is 1976. The United States just celebrated its bicentennial. Joan Jett and The Runaways are rocking out at Los Angeles hotspot Whisky A Go Go. Jimmy Carter hopped a fence at New York City's LaGuardia airport. Your dad is driving the 442 convertible he won't be able to shut up about for the next half a century, and a few fine folks are out there with their cameras, capturing all the magic of that dreamy decade.
From an Olympic weightlifter jumping for joy to one of George Strait's wedding gigs, here are 28 photos of what the world looked like in 1976. n
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“Huntington Beach, CA - 1976.”
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“My dads junior year prom, 1976.”
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“US president Jimmy Carter and an aide hop a fence at LaGuardia airport in New York City. 1976.”
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“Lynda Carter leaves the pool after her swimming competition in ‘The Battle of the Network Stars’, 1976.”
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“Cherie Currie with the Tubes at the Whisky A Go Go 1976.”
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“My parents wedding rehearsal in their basement, 1976.”
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“George Strait playing my aunt's wedding in 1976. He and the band were paid $500.”
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“Cher, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffiths 1976.”
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“Flotilla of ships and boats sails into New York for the U.S. Bicentennial celebrations (1976).”
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“High Schoolers in 1976.”
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“Swedish weightlifter rejoices after successfully lifting weights at the Olympic Games in Montreal, 1976.”
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“A war vet and his pothead son on Christmas Eve 1976.”
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“1976 Was a Good Year.”
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“Castro and Justin Trudeau, 1976.”
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“My mom absolutely slaying in 1976.”
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“Lynyrd Skynyrd perform in front of a gigantic crowd, England, 1976.”
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“Anthony Daniels on the set of 'Star Wars' (1976).”
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“David Bowie after being arrested for marijuana possession in Rochester, 1976.”
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“1976 Photo from the restaurant Windows on the World, which sat atop New York City's World Trade Center's North Tower. (Photo by Ezra Stoller)”
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“Death of Mao Zedong, September 9, 1976.”
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“1976: Chrysler Corporation offers $2,000 to anyone at the Chicago Auto Show who could break the composure of living mannequin Nancy del Corral.”
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“July 4th, 1976 - Bicentennial celebration in New York Harbor. Photo by Steven Lindner.”
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“Photo of the Montreal Biosphere in flames (1976).”
