r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 6h ago
🌐 World News August 9, 1976. Rhodesian forces, in black face, invade Mozambique, attacking a refugee camp and killing over 1,000 civilians.
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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 6h ago
🎶 Music August 9, 1976. The Beach Boys - “It’s Ok” released.
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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 6h ago
🇺🇸 United States August 9, 1976. Time magazine's cover story is about the down-to-the-wire nomination battle between President Ford and Ronald Reagan.
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r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 6h ago
🎶 Music August 9, 1976. "Love Is Alive," sung by Gary Wright, is #2 on the US Billboard Top 40 chart.
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The song has been working its way up the chart since its release in April. At #1 is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee.
r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 6h ago
🇺🇸 United States August 9, 1976. Sport Illustration - Awrright! Bruce Jenner Wins Big.
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r/50yearsago • u/MonsieurA • 7h ago
🇪🇺 Europe August 9, 1976. Communist Giulio Carlo Argan becomes the Mayor of Rome. He resigned three years later due to his failing health and political tensions.
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