WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1976
Find out what all happened January to April 1976

Forty-two people die in the 1976 Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date. (9. March 1976)

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

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

In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. (4. February 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 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights comes into effect. (3. January 1976)

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

Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest. (4. April 1976)

Former British Cabinet Minister John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party. (7. April 1976)

The Apple I is created. (11. April 1976)

The Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect, soon revealed as an April Fools' Day hoax, is first reported by British astronomer Patrick Moore. (1. April 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 first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens. (27. March 1976)

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

Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the Northeastern U.S.. (1. April 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Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417 (19.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)

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)

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons. (16. March 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)