WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1976
Find out what all happened March to September 1976

History of East Timor: East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia. (17. July 1976)

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

Capital punishment is abolished in Canada. (14. July 1976)

Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists. (4. July 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)

Seychelles joins the United Nations. (21. September 1976)

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

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

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 Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA. (17. September 1976)

Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira. (1. July 1976)

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

The Seveso disaster occurs in Italy. (10. July 1976)

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

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

Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. (3. September 1976)

Fall of the Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (2. July 1976)

Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet. (21. September 1976)

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