WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1976
Find out what all happened February to June 1976

The London to Washington, D.C., Concorde service begins. (24. May 1976)

An earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages. (6. May 1976)

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

The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. (28. June 1976)

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

Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the Northeastern U.S.. (1. April 1976)

Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest. (4. April 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 Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom. (29. June 1976)

The Apple I is created. (11. April 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)

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

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

The collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, in the United States. (5. June 1976)

The Judgement of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine. (24. May 1976)

In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day. (24. March 1976)

The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. (13. April 1976)

Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (25. June 1976)

In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident. (5. April 1976)

Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (1. April 1976)