1976-1980 Timeline

By ashleydjs

  • Diane Von Furstenberg Wrap Dress

    Diane Von Furstenberg Wrap Dress
    In 1976, Diane Von Furstenberg released her famous wrap dress. "Embodying the modern working woman’s desire for both comfort and style" (History, 2010).

  • ABBA "Dancing Queen"

    ABBA "Dancing Queen"
    The song "Dancing Queen" by ABBA was released on January 1st, 1976. It was released within the album 𝘈𝘳𝘳π˜ͺ𝘷𝘒𝘭.

  • Black History Month

    Black History Month
    In February 1926, Carter G.Woodson sent out a press release announcing the first Negro History Week. He chose February because the month contained the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two prominent men whose historic achievements African Americans already celebrated. After that, President Gerald Ford made the whole month of February, Black History Month.

  • United States Bicentennial

    United States Bicentennial
    On July 4th, 1976 it was the 200th anniversary of the United States being a country.

  • Italy’s Seveso Dioxin Cloud

    Italy’s Seveso Dioxin Cloud
    A dioxin cloud from an accident at a chemical plant near Seveso, Italy, sickens at least two thousand people and causes eighty-thousand animals to be slaughtered to keep the poison from entering the food chain.

  • Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen

    Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen
    The song "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" by Queen was released on December 10th, 1976. It was released within the album 𝘈 π˜‹π˜’π˜Ί 𝘈𝘡 π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜™π˜’π˜€π˜¦π˜΄.

  • Star Wars in Theaters

    Star Wars in Theaters
    George Lucas' "Star Wars" opened in theaters, introducing the world to characters such as Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, R2D2 and, of course, Darth Vader.

  • The Death of Elvis Presley

    The Death of Elvis Presley
    At the age of 42, Elvis Presley passed away because of a heart attack on August 16, 1977.

  • Reggie Jackson

    Reggie Jackson
    Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hits his third home run of the game on October 18, 1977, leading the Yankees to a World Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  • Blizzard of 1978

    Blizzard of 1978
    Indiana was paralyzed by a snow storm that came to be known as the Blizzard of '78, the worst blizzard on record for the Hoosier state.

  • France’s Amoco Cadiz Tanker Spill

    France’s Amoco Cadiz Tanker Spill
    On 16 March 1978, the oil tanker the Amoco Cadiz, transporting 223,000 tonnes of crude oil and 4,000 tonnes of bunker fuel, suffered a failure of her steering mechanism, and despite the efforts of the crew of a German tug boat and two unsuccessful towing attempts, ran aground on Portsall Rocks, on the Breton coast.

  • The Jonestown Massacre

    The Jonestown Massacre
    Bodies lie around the compound of the People's Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. More than 900 members of the cult, led by Jim Jones, died from cyanide poisoning; it was the largest mass-suicide in modern history.

  • Assassination of Harvey Milk

    Assassination of Harvey Milk
    In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, making him the first openly gay person to be elected to a public office. Milk started his political ambitions in San Francisco in the early '70s. Milk's career was tragically cut short on November 27, 1978, when he and Moscone were assassinated.

  • Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin

    Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin
    The Susan B. Anthony Dollar was the first time that a woman appeared on a U.S. circulating coin. It honored women’s suffrage leader, Susan B. Anthony.

  • "The Walkman"

    "The Walkman"
    Sony introduces the Walkman, the first commercially successful "personal stereo." The product was an instant hit. It was light an had a wearable design that allowed listeners to listen to music privately in public.

  • "Magic" vs. "Bird"

    "Magic" vs. "Bird"
    The 1979 national championship game between Michigan State and Indiana State still ranks as the most-watched college basketball game of all time. This is because of two superstars; Earvin "Magic" Johnson from Michigan State and Indiana State's Larry Bird.

  • Three Mile Island

    Three Mile Island
    On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history took place in Pennsylvania when large amounts of reactor coolant and radioactive gases from the Three Mile Island power plant were released into the environment.

  • White Night Riots

    White Night Riots
    On May 21, 1979, thousands of members of San Francisco’s predominantly gay Castro District community took to the streets to protest the lenient sentence received by Dan White for the murders of local politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.

  • Michael Jackson "It's the Falling in Love"

    Michael Jackson "It's the Falling in Love"
    The song "It's the Falling in Love" by Michael Jackson was released on August 10th, 1979. It was released within the album π˜–π˜§π˜§ π˜›π˜©π˜¦ 𝘞𝘒𝘭𝘭.

  • Mount St. Helens Erupts

    Mount St. Helens Erupts
    On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a volcanic peak in southwestern Washington, suffers a massive eruption, killing 57 people and devastating some 210 square miles of wilderness.

  • The Death of John Lennon

    The Death of John Lennon
    On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman inside of the Dakota Apartments in New York City. The artist Yoko Ono was with John Lennon at the time of his death and he was announced dead at 11:15 p.m.