WARNING! The following list of things and people that happened in 1976 MIGHT make you feel old:
- Jimmy Carter narrowly defeats incumbent Gerald Ford for U.S. president.
- ‘Laverne & Shirley’ debut
- Apple Computer is formed
- Actors Colin Farrell, Ryan Reynolds, Chadwick Boseman, Fred Savage and Cillian Murphy are born.
- Actresses Reese Witherspoon, Keri Russell, Rashida Jones, Amy Smart and Alicia Silverstone are born.
- The Concorde supersonic aircraft is introduced
- Nadia Comaneci earns the 1st of 7 perfect 10's at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Laser printers are introduced
- The two-dollar bill is re-introduced into circulation after having been out of print since 1966.
- The first full season of "Austin City Limits" debuted in January of 1976 with Asleep at the Wheel and the Original Texas Playboys.
- VHS home video is introduced