September 30, 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 30, 1976
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 30, 1976
U.S. Outlays Rising On Allied Missile
Syrians Suspend Drive In Lebanon
Arabs And Israelis Clash On West Bank
Us. Aides See Shift In Soviet Atom Bid
China, At Un., Spurns Attempts By Soviet To Resume Old Tie; Moscow Policies Denounc??; Peking Foreign Minister Charg Russian Expansionism—U.S. Is Criticized Only Mildly; China Rebuffs Soviet Peace Bids
Fallout Of A‐Te?? In China Detect?? On The East Coa??; Radioactive Fallout From China Found In This Area
World Events — September 1976
Time Person of the Year — 1976
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 30, 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 30, 1976
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 30, 1976
On the field
Sports Champions — September 30, 1976
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