Date: April 13, 1976
The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. Date: July 28, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Argentina Military…
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation. Date: January 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This…
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. Date: April 13, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Soviet Union's robotic probe Luna 24 successfully lands on the Moon. Date: August 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Aeroflot Flight 418 Crashes in Bioko, Killing 46 — June 1, 1976Lockheed Bribery…
Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party after being arrested for faking his own death. Date: April 7, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Air France Flight 139…
Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. Date: May 21, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Niki Lauda Severe Nürburgring Accident, German Grand Prix, August 1, 1976China April…