38 www.wpma.com / Spring 2026 ture; FEA Sharpens Denition of Agents’ Rights; Commission Dealer; Service Station Dealer Loans/petroleum Industry Divestiture; Old Oil Entitlements Program; and Reverse Discrimination. 19 76 (Feb 12) Actor Sal Mineo, known for his role in the lm Rebel Without a Cause, was fatally stabbed in the alley behind his apartment building in West Hollywood, CA, age 37. (Fe b 17) The Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) compilation was released. Globally, it became probably the second best-selling album of all time, followed by their Hotel California album released on December 8. 19 76 (Mar 14) After eight years on NBC, The Wizard of Oz returned to CBS, where it remained until 1999, setting what was a record at that time for the most telecasts of a Hollywood lm on a commercial television network. (That record was broken by The Ten Commandments in 1996, which began its annual network telecasts on ABC in 1973, continuing to be telecast by that network as of 2020.) (M ar 29) The 48th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn and Gene Kelly, was held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC for the rst time. Miloš Forman’s OneFlew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest received nine nominations and won ve awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Forman. Isabelle Adjani became the youngest actress to be nominated for Best Actress (until 2004), while George Burns became the oldest actor to win Best Supporting Actor (until 2012), as well as the oldest awardee in general (until 1989) and the nal person born in the 19th century to win an acting award. (Mar 31) The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that persistent vegetative state patient Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator. She remained comatose and died in 1985. 19 76 (Apr 13) The US Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jeerson’s 233rd birthday as part of the US Bicentennial celebration. 75 Years Ago History of Petroleum: “Due to its high energy density, easy transportability and relative abundance, oil has become the world’s most important source of energy since the mid-1950s.” 19 51 (Feb 27) The Twenty- second Amendment to the US Constitution, limiting presidents to two terms, was ratied. 19 51 (Mar 2) The rst NBA All-Star Game was played in the Boston Garden arena. (M ar 12) Hank Ketcham’s best- selling comic strip Dennis the Menace appeared in newspapers across the US for the rst time. (M ar 29) Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "The King and I" opened on Broadway and ran for three years. It was the rst Rodgers & Hammerstein musical specically written for an actress (Gertrude Lawrence). Lawrence was stricken with cancer and died halfway through its run a year later. The show made a star of Yul Brynner. (M ar 29) The 23rd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Fred Astaire, was held at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s "All About Eve" won six awards, including Best Motion Picture and Mankiewicz's second consecutive Best Director win. The lm was also nominated for 14 awards overall, breaking the record of 13 set by 1939's "Gone with the Wind." 19 51 (Apr 7) Operation Greenhouse: The rst thermonuclear burn was carried out on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Pacic by the US. Three further tests in this series took place till May 24. (A pr 11) US President Harry S. Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands. (A pr 27) RKO released the Howard Hawks sci- lm "The Thing from Another World." 100 Years Ago 19 26 (Feb 1) Land on Broadway and Wall Street in New York City was sold at a record $7 per sq inch. 19 26 (Mar 16) Physics Professor Robert Goddard launched the rst successful ight of his liquid-fuel rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts. 19 26 (Apr 12) By a vote of 45–41, the US Senate unseated Iowa Senator Smith W. Brookhart and seated Daniel F. Steck, after Brookhart had served for over one year. Quarter in History ... February, March and April continued S *Pink boxes added for WPMA State recognition APR 1976 IOMN Clips
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