On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
NY Times survey on Ford Adm's new direction in African policy discusses Rumsfeld visit and arms deal with Kenya (S)
JOHANNESBURG, June 20—South Africans of all races crowded their churches today to pray for racial peace as their Government offered the first hint that it might reassess its policies toward the country's 18 million blacks.
1st in series of articles on status of NYC's pss finds school system hurt somehwhat by city's fiscal crisis but showing resiliency and strength on part of staff that enabled it to weather situation; says strain has created new frictions between central school leadership and decentralized dists; impact of budget cuts on school programs and on teachers and other staff members noted; lr and drawing by school children; chart showing changes in Educ Bd budget (L)
description of female crew of the Sir Winston Churchill, 135-foot schooner participating in trans-Atlantic sailing ships race as part of Op Sail; Royal Navy Capt Patrick Collis comments; also described are experiences of Pamela Wise and Steven Ascher of MIT, who are filming documentary of race from aboard Soviet entry, Kruzenshtern; illus of Churchill's crew, Wise aboard Kruzenshtern, sailing ships at starting line and maps of race (M)
Joseph B Treaster article examines youth gangs in Greenwich Village and residents linking them to increase in crime; police officials comment; recent murder of Thomas McCready noted; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 16, 1976, covering June 21, 1976.
Wings
Peter Frampton
The Rolling Stones
Elton John
Aerosmith
1976Shelley Craft, Australian television host[†]
Shelley Craft is an Australian television personality.
1976Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Michael Aaron Einziger is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of artists including Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Skrillex, Tyler the Creator, Avicii, Damian Marley, Jason Schwartzman and Steve Martin among many others. Incubus has sold over 23 Million albums worldwide, and in 2013, Einziger co-wrote the hit song "Wake Me Up", alongside Avicii and Aloe Blacc. As an entrepreneur, Einziger is the co-founder and co-chairman of the wireless technology platform MIXhalo, and also the co-founder and CEO of the biotechnology startup Versicolor Technologies. Einziger received his education at Harvard University.
1976Nigel Lappin, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Nigel Lappin is a former professional Australian rules footballer. Lappin is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Geelong Football Club.
1976Margaret Herrick, American librarian (born 1902)[†]
Margaret Florence Herrick, also known professionally as Margaret Gledhill, was an American librarian and the executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1971, the academy's library was named the Margaret Herrick Library in her honor.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]