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24 November 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 November 1976 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” by Rod Stewart.
- 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 24 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 November 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 November 1976 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 24 November
- 1965 Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.
- 1969 Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
- 1973 A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.
- 1974 Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.
- 1989 After a week of mass protests against the Communist regime known as the Velvet Revolution, Miloš Jakeš and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resign from office. This brings an effective end to Communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
Famous people born on November 24
- Garret Dillahunt, American actor (born 1964)
- Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer (born 1978)
- Colin Hanks, American actor (born 1977)
- Sarah Hyland, American actress (born 1990)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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Keri Russell23 March 1976ActressView their day →Tupac Shakur16 June 1971Rapper & actorView their day →Zoe Saldaña19 June 1978ActressView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Jon Bernthal20 September 1976ActorView their day →Jason Sudeikis18 September 1975Actor & comedianView their day →Milo Ventimiglia8 July 1977ActorView their day →Sarah Paulson17 December 1974ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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