Date: March 30, 1976
A violent F5 tornado strikes around Brownwood, Texas, injuring 11 people. Two people were thrown at least 1,000 yards (910 m) by the tornado and survived uninjured. Date: April 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More 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 → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Indian…
Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir. Date: September 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Viking 2 Lands at Utopia Planitia on…
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force. Date: January 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Soweto Uprising: Student March Turns to…
In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. Date: February 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in…
Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area. Date: November 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Concorde Commercial Service Begins…