*The Sevier County ABWA Chapter was started in 1976.

*The 1st “Women of the Year” was Pegg Zumbaum

Let’s Go Down Memory Lane, In 1976…

*The average cost of a new home: $43,000

*Average Income a year: $16,000

*A gallon of Gas: $0.59

*The Apple Computer Company was started by Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

*Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder

*The movies “Rocky” & “Taxi Driver” came out in theaters

*Jimmy Carter wins the Presidential Election

*NASA unveils the 1st space shuttle

*An earthquake strikes Tabgshan China & kills 655,000 people

*In New York City the “Son of Sam” was terrorizing young couples who were just sitting in their cars

*The $2 bill was created

*The worlds longest Pier in Britain is destroyed by fire

* The most popular Musicains were: Bay City Rollers \ Barry Manilow \ Diana Ross \ Paul Simon \ The Four Seasons \ Paul McCartney & Wings \ Elton John \ Rod Stewart Queen \ ABBA

*The most popular TV Programs: The Six Million Dollar Man \ Kojak \ The Jeffersons \ All in the Family \ Maude \ Good Times \ M*A*S*H \ The Carol Burnett Show

*Famous People that were born: Colin Farrell \ Reese Witherspoon \ Jennifer Capriati