Date: October 6, 1976
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) More…
The United Nations Security Council votes 11โ1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights). Date: January 12, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Aeroflot Flight…
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1976SAETA Flight 011 Crashes in Ecuador,…
Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the deadliest cable car accident in history. Date: March 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Lebanese Christian Militias Kill 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut, January…
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) More events…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…