WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1976
Find out what all happened April to June 1976

In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident. (5. 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)

Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. (27. June 1976)

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

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 collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, in the United States. (5. June 1976)

The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. (28. June 1976)

Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the Northeastern U.S.. (1. April 1976)

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

Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (25. June 1976)

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

The rollercoaster Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (8. May 1976)

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

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

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

The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom. (29. June 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 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)

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