Little Orphan Annie was a daily comic strip created by Harold Gray and was syndicated by Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the
1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its
debut in the New York Daily News.

Harold Gray (1894–1968)

The Seattle Seahawks took to the field in the then brand new Kingdome for the first
time on Sunday August 1, 1976 in a pre-season game against the San Francisco
49ers. The Seahawks lost to the California team 27-20.   
 
The franchise’s first win came on October 17 when they beat fellow expansion
team Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-10 at Tampa Bay. On November 7 Seattle won
their first game at home, 30-13 over the Atlanta Falcons.

The Seattle Kingdome, April 15, 1976
   

The above motto first appeared on U.S. coins during the Civil War in 1864

The 84th Congress passed a joint resolution "declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the
national motto of the United States." The law was signed by President Eisenhower
and the motto was progressively added to paper money over a period from 1957
to 1966. 

   Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965)

Actress Clara Bow was a silent film star during the 1920s who came
to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex
symbol. She appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits
such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927) and Wings (1927). It was her role 
in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname. Bow died
of a heart attack at the age of 60.

Jack Paar was asked by NBC to succeed Steve Allen as host of The Tonight Show,
when Allen left the show for prime time. Paar hosted the program until March 30,
1962.

From left: Host Jack Paar, announcer Hugh Downs, and band leader Jose
Melis celebrate a three year old Tonight Show in 1960