WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1976
Find out what all happened January to February 1976

The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. (2. January 1976)

The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. (2. February 1976)

The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea. (5. January 1976)

Lebanese Christian militias overrun Karantina, Beirut, killing at least 1,000. (18. January 1976)

The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. (27. February 1976)

The 1976 swine flu outbreak begins at Fort Dix, NJ. (5. February 1976)

The Troubles: In response to the killing of six Catholics the night before, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. (5. January 1976)

Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417 (19. February 1976)

Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison. (15. January 1976)

In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. (6. February 1976)

Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. (21. January 1976)

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights comes into effect. (3. January 1976)

The United Nations Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights). (12. January 1976)

The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum. (15. February 1976)

The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation. (4. January 1976)

In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. (4. February 1976)

Cuba: national Constitution is proclaimed. (24. February 1976)