Historical Events in August 1976

September 2024 · 4 minute read

Lauda Crashes

Aug 1 Reigning world F1 champion Niki Lauda of Austria suffers a near fatal crash during the German Grand Prix at The Nürburgring motorsports complex, Nürburg, Germany

Music History

Aug 10 Elton John performs the first of seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden, NYC, to conclude his North American tour

Keith Moon Collapses

Aug 11 "The Who" drummer Keith Moon collapses and is hospitalized in Miami, Florida

Aug 16 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Dave Stockton wins 2nd PGA C'ship in a Monday bad weather finish; by 1 stroke from Ray Floyd & Don January

Axe Murders Incident

Aug 18 Korean axe murder incident: 2 US soldiers tasked with cutting down a poplar tree blocking the view of UN observers are killed by North Koreans claiming it was planted by Kim Il-Sung in the Korean Demilitarized Zone

Gerald Ford Wins Nomination

Aug 19 President Gerald Ford wins Republican presidential nomination at KC convention

Brokaw on The Today Show

Aug 30 Tom Brokaw starts as news anchor of NBC's "The Today Show"



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