Explore 6 historical moments from 1976 — 6 events, 0 birthdays, and 0 notable deaths.
Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admitted the company paid approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka. This admission revealed significant corporate corruption.
Forty people died in an explosion at an ammunition factory in Lapua, Finland.
Israeli forces raided Entebbe International Airport in Uganda to free hostages from Air France Flight 139, taken by hijackers.
NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft becomes the first successful mission to land on Mars and operate on its surface, returning images and scientific data.
Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on November 24, 1976, destroying 80% of buildings and causing at least 4,000 casualties.
No births recorded for 1976.
No deaths recorded for 1976.
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