Two Boeing 747 planes collided in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives.
The first killer whale calf was born in captivity at Marineland in Los Angeles, California.
The Space Shuttle takes off on its maiden flight.
A 44 lb lobster was captured off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The world's first solar power plant is opened.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans who evaded the Vietnam War were pardoned by President Jimmy Carter.
Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. was founded in Phoenix, Arizona.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
About 2000 refugees are killed during a massacre at a Palestinian refugee camp.
Viking I lands on Mars.
America's robot spacecraft, the Viking I, successfully landed on Mars.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
Indonesia annexes East Timor and declares it its 27th province.
A chemical factory in Seveso, near Milan, Italy, exploded, covering surrounding areas in dioxin.
South African police kill hundreds of protesting schoolchildren.
The oldest copy known of the Magna Carta was presented to the US.
The New Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain was the world's first modern roller coaster to include a vertical loop.
A massive earthquake hits northeast Italy.
One hundred thousand rioters gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest against the Chinese government.
Thousands of Palestinians protest against Israel's massive land expropriation.
The deadliest cable car accident in history occurs in Italy.
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
Concorde takes off on its first scheduled flights.
NASA successfully launched the experimental CTS Hermes satellite atop a Delta 2914 rocket.
Metric Conversion Act signed by U.S. President Gerald Ford.
A six-day siege began in London when an IRA unit took a couple hostage in their flat while fleeing the police.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii.
East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.
Angola gained its independence after over 300 years of Portuguese rule.
Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated the flow of oil from the UK's first-ever oil pipeline.
The US received Anwar Sadat, its first Egyptian presidential visit.
The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent's wishes.
Assassination attempt on US President Gerald Ford is foiled.
NASA launched the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
Luxury fashion brand Giorgio Armani was founded in Milan, Italy.
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project completed the world's first international space rendezvous.
The first-ever international crewed space mission was jointly launched by the US and the USSR.
São Tomé and PrÃncipe gains independence from Portuguese rule.
Comoros becomes independent.
The Republic of Cabo Verde gained its independence from Portugal.
The first Cricket World Cup begins.
Animal fossils found in North Carolina became the oldest known in the US.
Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to conquer Mount Everest.
President Gerald Ford declares an end to the 'Vietnam Era.'
A NASA X-ray astronomy space telescope called 'Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53' was launched into space.
The fall of Saigon marks the end of the Vietnam War.
Hubert van Es takes the famous picture of a helicopter airlift from a Saigon rooftop.
Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer Rouge.
