Date: November 15, 1976
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 → 📅…
The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin. Date: June 29, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Nadia Comăneci Scores First Olympic Perfect 10 in Gymnastics, July 18, 1976Luling-Destrehan…
Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. Date: December 2, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Aeroflot Flight 418 Crashes in Bioko, Killing 46 — June 1, 1976Aeroflot Flight 3739 Tu-104…
Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China. Date: October 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Grand Central Terminal Bombing Kills NYPD Officer, September 11, 1976Lloyd Aéreo…
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident. Date: April 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Western Sahara Declares Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Independence February 27, 1976New Revolution First Steel…
A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it. Date: September 11, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…