The USA celebrates its Bicentennial. The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events…
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7 May 1976
The Honda Accord officially launched. The Honda Accord is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, best known for its four-door sedan variant,…
18 January 1976
Lebanese Christian militias kill at over 1000 in Karantina, Beirut. The Ahrar and the Phalangist militias based in Damour and Dayr al Nama had been…
3 September 1976
The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Fresh off the success with Viking 1, NASA landed on Mars again on Sept. 3,…
5 June 1976
The Teton Dam in the Fremont and Madison counties in Idaho, United States, collapses. Teton Dam, a 305-foot high earthfill dam across the Teton River…
26 November 1976
The Sex Pistols release “Anarchy in the U.K.”, heralding the arrival of punk rock in the UK. By late 1976, bands such as Television and…
12 August 1976
Over 3000 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre during the Lebanese Civil War.
8 May 1976
A new rollercoaster, The New Revolution, the first steel coaster that has a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.