John Pfahl, Big Dipper, Charlotte, North Carolina (1976)

1976

Christo's twenty-four mile Running Fence is installed in Northern California.

Robert Wilson and Philip Glass present their groundbreaking multimedia opera Einstein on the Beach in Avignon.

Jimmy Carter is elected president.

The Apple Computer company is launched.

Betamax and VHS VCRs are released.

America celebrates its Bicentennial.