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📖 Yearbook

May 1, 2026

The year was…

1976

🗓️ On This Day

Most Out of This World: This NASA lander touched down on the Red Planet's surface, sending back the first close-up photos of Martian soil and making interplanetary real estate photography a reality.

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Viking 1 lands on Mars

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🕯️ Famous Death

Most Mysterious Exit: The queen of whodunits penned her final chapter after creating Poirot, Miss Marple, and enough murder mysteries to keep armchair detectives busy for generations.

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Agatha Christie

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🔍 Crime & Scandal

Most Likely to Terrify New York: A serial killer with a cryptic nickname began his year-long reign of terror targeting young couples in NYC, later sending taunting letters to police and journalists.

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Son of Sam killings begin

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👑 Power & Headlines

Most Likely to Bring Peanuts to the White House: This Georgia peanut farmer and Washington outsider won the presidency on election night, promising honesty and a fresh start after Watergate.

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Jimmy Carter elected President

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