A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Buลกiฤ, 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 โ ๐ Other events on September 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176. Date: September 10, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Two Aeroflot flights collide in mid-air over Anapa, Soviet Union, killing 70. Date: September 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. Date: September 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On…
Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Date: September 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union's robotic probe Luna 24 successfully lands on the Moon. Date: August 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Korean axe murder incident in Panmunjom results in the deaths of two US Army officers. Date: August 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless. Date: August 17, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
SAETA Flight 011 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002. Date: August 15, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War. Date: August 12, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)