Date: June 25, 1976
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 β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in…
The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid. Date: July 17, 1976 Read more…
Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. Date: June 1, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Tel al-Zaatar Massacre Kills Thousands of Palestinians, August 12, 1976Khmer Rouge Ratify Democratic Kampuchea Constitution,…
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 β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Teton Dam…
Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. Date: January 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976April Fifth Movement Leads to Tiananmen Incident, April 5, 1976Khmer Rouge Ratify Democratic Kampuchea Constitution,…
Nadia ComΔneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Date: July 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 18 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Aeroflot Flight 3739…