Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected a deep-space radio signal.
The 4-day long Libyan-Egyptian War comes to an end.
Libyan–Egyptian War begins.
Ethiopian-Somali War begins.
Kinney, Minnesota declares its secession from the U.S.
New York City experienced a 25-hour blackout when a substation on the Hudson River was struck by lightning, causing two circuit breakers to trip.
Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
The 10th James Bond movie, 'The Spy Who Loved Me,' premiered in London.
Spain held its first democratic elections since 1936.
The US started plans to construct its first nuclear battlefield weapon.
The Clash release their debut album of the same name.
Donald Trump married his first wife, Ivana Zelníčková, in Manhattan, New York.
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.
The Apple Computer Company became Apple Computers Inc.
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.
David Berkowitz, otherwise known as the Son of Sam serial killer, shot his first victims.
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 first images from the surface of Venus were received after the Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 landed on the planet.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent's wishes.
