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The 1976 Summer Olympics begin in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. East Timor is declared the 27th province of Indonesia. July 18 – 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci earns the first of seven perfect scores of 10 at the 1976 Summer Olympics. July 19 – Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. July 20
Events from the year 1976 in the United States. Major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, the incorporation of Apple Computer Company and Microsoft , and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator.
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Also in 1976 CBS' Match Game is the #1 rated game show on daytime television for the fourth consecutive year. The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide. Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Betamax system.
1976 in the United States by state or territory (55 C) 1976 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1976 disestablishments in the United States (42 C, 13 P)
Inflation stands at 16.5% – lower than last year's level, but still one of the highest since records began in 1750. [42] However, at one stage during this year inflation exceeded 24%. [43] Opening of Rutland Water, the largest reservoir in England by surface area (1,212 hectares (2,995 acres)). [44]
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 was signed into law by U.S. President Gerald Ford. 1976 General Washington stamp. Legislation was signed by President Ford for a posthumous promotion of George Washington (who had died in 1799) to the highest military rank in U.S. history, General of the Armies. The U.S. Army would delay carrying out the ...
In March 2007, YouTube launched the YouTube Awards, an annual competition in which users voted on the best user-generated videos of the year. [44] The awards were presented twice, in 2007 and 2008. Video contests with prizes existed as early as December 2005, possibly earlier.