20 July 1976

The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars. The Viking 1 lander was part of NASA’s ambitious Viking program, which marked the first successful…

18 January 1976

Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. The 1976 Karantina massacre was a brutal event that occurred during the early stages of…

20 July 1976

The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars. The Viking 1 lander was part of NASA’s Viking program, which was the first U.S. mission…

5 January 1976

The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified. Democratic Kampuchea refers to the official name of Cambodia under the leadership…

16 June 1976

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. The…

5 April 1976

In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident. The incident was a response to the sudden death of former Chinese Communist Party…

1 April 1976

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc. The history of Apple computers dates back to 1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded…

9 March 1976

Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date

1 August 1976

Niki Lauda has a severe accident that almost claims his life at the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring