Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Date: June 25, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 25 đ Events…
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. Date: June 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 16 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia. Date: June 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 6 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding. Date: June 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 5 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. Date: June 1, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 1 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine. Date: May 24, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 24 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. Date: May 21, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 21 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes near Viktorivka, Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, killing 52. Date: May 15, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 15 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Date: May 8, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 8 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The 6.5 Mw⯠Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900â978 dead and 1,700â2,400 injured. Date: May 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 6 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)