September 3, 1976
That fall of 1976, gas ran $0.59 a gallon and Ford was in the White House — though Carter was closing in fast on election day, giving Americans a tight presidential race to follow heading into November. On television, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was winning Emmy Awards while Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" dominated the cultural conversation, an album widely regarded even then as an instant landmark. The Cincinnati Reds swept the New York Yankees to claim the World Series that October, and on September 17th NASA rolled out the space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California, marking the first time the public had laid eyes on the vehicle that would define the next era of American spaceflight.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 3, 1976
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 3, 1976
Commerce Department Accused Of Collusion In Arabs' Boycott
Arab Hijackers Free 80 Hostages
Vietnam Tells U.S. 12 Of Missing Pilots Were Killed In War
Contrasting Campaign Symbols
Carter Opens Drive By Denouncing Ford As Timid President
Military Windfall For West
World Events — September 1976
Time Person of the Year — 1976
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 3, 1976
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1976–77 Season
Emmy Winners — 1976
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 3, 1976
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 3, 1976
On the field
Sports Champions — September 3, 1976
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