WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JUNE 1976
Find out what all happened January to June 1976

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

Soweto uprising: a non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. (16. June 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)

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

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

The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament. (4. March 1976)

The Judgement of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine. (24. May 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 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 Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. (28. June 1976)

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

The Yuba City bus disaster occurs in Martinez, California. 29 are killed making it the deadliest road accident in U.S. history. (21. May 1976)

Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison. (15. January 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 rollercoaster Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (8. May 1976)

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