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  • U.S.
    Jul, 1976
    Apple Inc.

    The Apple I Went on Sale

    U.S.
    Jul, 1976

    The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66 ($2,935 in 2018 dollars, adjusted for inflation).




  • Uganda
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976
    Shimon Peres

    Entebbe rescue operation

    Uganda
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976

    Peres and Rabin were responsible for approving what became known as the Entebbe rescue operation, which took place on 4 July 1976.




  • New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976
    Statue of Liberty

    New Lighting System

    New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976

    A powerful new lighting system was installed in advance of the American Bicentennial in 1976. The statue was the focal point for Operation Sail, a regatta of tall ships from all over the world that entered New York Harbor on July 4, 1976, and sailed around Liberty Island. The day concluded with a spectacular display of fireworks near the statue.




  • Sunnylands, in Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 11, 1976
    Frank Sinatra

    4th Marriage

    Sunnylands, in Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 11, 1976

    Sinatra was married to Barbara Marx from 1976 until his death. The couple married on July 11, 1976, at Sunnylands, in Rancho Mirage, California, the estate of media magnate Walter Annenberg.




  • China
    Wednesday Jul 28, 1976
    03:42:00 AM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1976 Tangshan Earthquake

    China
    Wednesday Jul 28, 1976
    03:42:00 AM

    The 1976 Tangshan earthquake, also known as Great Tangshan earthquake, was a natural disaster resulting from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China on 28 July 1976, at 3:42 in the morning. At least 242,000 people died (some have said three times that), making this the third (or possibly second) deadliest earthquake in recorded history.




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