Fairhaven High School Class of 1976

What Happend in April of the year we graduated - 1976

• April 1 Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer
• April 2 A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell; Cambodia Khieu Sampan succeeds prince Sihanouk as premier; Portuguese constitution assumed
• April 3 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island; Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game
• April 4 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin; Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
• April 5 Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes PM of England;Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen," premieres in London
• April 6 1st quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"
• April 7 Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping
• April 9 U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
• April 10 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yanks win 9-7; Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
• April 11 40th Golf Masters Championship: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271
• April 12 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare
• April 13 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash; Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes
• April 15 Yankee stadium reopens, Yanks beat Twins after trailing 4-0
• April 17 NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phils win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive HRs
• April 18 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win; Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open
• April 19 5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10; 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19
• April 20 George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python
• April 21 Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing; U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
• April 22 Barbara Walters becomes 1st female nightly network news anchor; Director Ingmar Bergman leaves Sweden due to taxation
• April 25 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire; Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country; India all out for 97 vs. West Indies April 25 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic; Portugal adopts constitution
• April 26 Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo
• April 27 Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi April 27 "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances
• April 29 Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water
• April 30 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title; Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba; Wings release "Silly Love Songs"

Figured we would share the above history as to jog our memories....