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23 August 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 August 1976 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Don't Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Bestselling Novel of 1976
- “Trinity” by Leon Uris was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1976.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Happy Days” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1976–77 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 August 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 August 1976 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 23 August
- 1970 Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.
- 1975 The start of the Wave Hill walk-off by Gurindji people in Australia, lasting eight years, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 Paul Kelly song and an annual celebration.
- 1975 The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan.
- 1977 Waylon Jennings arrested in a drug raid.
- 1985 Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.
Famous people born on August 23
- River Phoenix, American actor (1970–1993)
- Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman (1978–2020)
- Scott Caan, American actor (born 1976)
- Louis XVI (1754–1793)
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Events of 1976 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 17 – The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) compilation is released. Globally, it will become probably the second best-selling album of all time, followed by the same band's Hotel California, released on December 8.
- March 27 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens.
- April 1 – Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in California.
Life in the US in 1976
President
Gerald Ford
Gas (per gallon)
$0.59
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Average House
$43,200
Weekly Wage
$203
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