Date: February 27, 1976
The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. Date: June 28, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Apple I Created April 11, 1976Yuba City…
Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashes at Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, killing 95. Date: October 12, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Missouri Governor Kit Bond Rescinds Extermination Order, Apologizes to LDS Church, June…
In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Date: March 24, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Lapua…
The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine. Date: May 24, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976UN Security Council Allows PLO…
Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object. Date: September 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Gale of January 1976 Causes North Sea Coastal…