When This Dropped

November 19, 1976

President
Ford
Dow (EOY)
1,005
Gas/gal
$0.59
Big Mac
$0.76
Min Wage
$2.30

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 — November 19, 1976

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of November 19, 1976

Article 1 ‐‐ No Title

Israelis, In Warning To Syrians, Display Arms Near Lebanon

World Events — November 1976

Time Person of the Year — 1976

American Women
Person of the Year
American Women

On the radio

Billboard Charts — November 19, 1976

Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
Hot 100 #1
"Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
Rod Stewart
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Billboard 200 #1
"Songs In The Key Of Life"
Stevie Wonder

Grammy Awards

Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
Grammy Album of the Year
"Songs in the Key of Life"
Stevie Wonder
I Write the Songs
Barry Manilow
Grammy Song of the Year
"I Write the Songs"
Barry Manilow
This Masquerade
George Benson
Grammy Record of the Year
"This Masquerade"
George Benson
Starland Vocal Band
Grammy Best New Artist
Starland Vocal Band

On the bookshelf

Trinity
Leon Uris
NYT Fiction #1
"Trinity"
Leon Uris
The Final Days
Woodward & Bernstein
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"The Final Days"
Woodward & Bernstein
Humboldt's Gift
Saul Bellow
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"Humboldt's Gift"
Saul Bellow
JR
William Gaddis
National Book Award Fiction
"JR"
William Gaddis
The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution
David Brion Davis
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution"
David Brion Davis

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1976–77 Season

All in the Family
Nielsen #1 TV Show
All in the Family
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1976–77 Season

Emmy Winners — 1976

Upstairs, Downstairs
Emmy Drama Series
Upstairs, Downstairs
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Emmy Comedy Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Emmy Lead Actor
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Lindsay Wagner
The Bionic Woman
Emmy Lead Actress
Lindsay Wagner
The Bionic Woman

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 19, 1976

Two-Minute Warning
Box Office #1
Two-Minute Warning
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oscar Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
John G. Avildsen
Rocky
Oscar Best Director
John G. Avildsen
Rocky
Peter Finch
Network
Oscar Best Actor
Peter Finch
Network
Faye Dunaway
Network
Oscar Best Actress
Faye Dunaway
Network

Ebert 4-Star Films — November 19, 1976

Grey Gardens
4-Star Review
Grey Gardens
Heart of Glass
4-Star Review
Heart of Glass
Network
4-Star Review
Network
Rocky
4-Star Review
Rocky
Seven Beauties
4-Star Review
Seven Beauties

On the field

Sports Champions — November 19, 1976

Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers
def. Dallas Cowboys
World Series
Cincinnati Reds
def. New York Yankees
NBA Champion
Boston Celtics
def. Phoenix Suns
Stanley Cup
Montreal Canadiens
def. Philadelphia Flyers
Winter Olympics
Innsbruck, Austria
🥇3🥈3🥉4
Summer Olympics
Montreal, Canada
🥇34🥈35🥉25

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