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)
Thirty-seven people are killed when American Airlines Flight 625 crashes at Cyril E. King Airport in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Date: April 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 27 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
A violent F5 tornado strikes around Brownwood, Texas, injuring 11 people. Two people were thrown at least 1,000 yards (910Â m) by the tornado and survived uninjured. Date: April 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 19 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history. Date: April 13, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 13 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
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 â đ Other events on April 13 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The Apple I is created. Date: April 11, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 11 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
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 â đ Other events on April 7 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident. Date: April 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 5 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest. Date: April 2, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 2 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)