The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA. The **Space Shuttle Enterprise** was the first orbiter built as part of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and…
Tag: 1976
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