September 14th, 1976 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument was designated the Upper West Side’s fifteenth Individual Landmark.
Also on this day,
Jeremy Dunham, a producer, writer and the video game designer behind “Rocket League” was born in Portland, OR,
“You Should be Dancing” by the Bee Gees was the top song in America,
On the tube, NBC aired the special “Hard Rain” featuring Bob Dylan joined by Joan Baez and Roger McGuinn,
The top New York Times lead headline read: U.S. Decides to Veto Vietnam’s Request for UN Membership, citing Hanoi’s resistance to “account for all missing Americans shows it lacks commitment to peace.”
In other news, page 37’s National Park Fund Raised by Congress detailed a measure raising a $300M ceiling to $600M in FY78, $750M in FY79 and then $900M annually through FY88 to “acquire land for national parks and recreation areas.”
Read the designation report of Soldiers and Sailors Monument HERE!
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