1976
From top to bottom, left to right: Mao Zedong dies, ending a political era in China; the 1976 Tangshan earthquake kills over 240,000 people; the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal face boycotts and controversy; the 1976 Argentine coup d'état topples Isabel Perón; Israel’s Entebbe raid rescues hostages in Uganda; the MV George Prince ferry disaster kills 78 people in Louisiana; the U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial; the 1976 Cavalese cable car crash in Italy kills 43; and the debut of VHS transforms home video.
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1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade.