April Fifth Movement Leads to Tiananmen Incident, April 5, 1976
Date: April 5, 1976
Date: April 5, 1976
A violent F5 tornado strikes around Brownwood, Texas, injuring 11 people. Two people were thrown at least 1,000 yards (910Β m) by the tornado and survived uninjured. Date: April 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force. Date: January 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Middle East Airlines Flight 438 Bombing…
The LulingβDestrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive. Date: October 20, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 20 π Events on…
The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board. Date: January 1, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Aeroflot Flight 1802 Crashes Near…
Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. Date: January 21, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Hua Guofeng Arrests Gang of Four, Ends Cultural Revolution, October 6, 1976SAETA Flight 011…