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2 days ago · John Spenkelink is executed in Florida, in the first use of the electric chair in America after the reintroduction of death penalty in 1976. Six-year-old Etan Patz disappears in New York City. The incident helps spark the missing children's movement.
4 days ago · September was joined by Marijan Maliković (guitar), Jadran Ogrin (bass guitar) and Nelfi Depangher (drums), the new lineup recording the album Domovina moja, with which they moved towards less complex, more rock-oriented sound. The band disbanded in 1979, reuniting for live performances in 2003 and 2012.
- 1975–1979, (reunions: 2003, 2012)
4 days ago · The 1976 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and commonly known as Montreal 1976 (French: Montréal 1976), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 198 in 21 sports (27 disciplines)
- Long Life to the Montréal Games, (French): Longue vie aux Jeux de Montréal
- Montreal, Canada
- Olympic Stadium
1 day ago · The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia, defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford in a narrow victory.
- 54.8% 1.1 pp
4 days ago · August 24 – Prince 's first hit single "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is released in the US, reaching number one on the RnB and number 11 on the Hot 100, selling more than one million copies in the US. August 25 – "My Sharona" by The Knack hits #1 on the Billboard charts.
1 day ago · 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Part of the Cold War in South America and Operation Condor. From top to bottom: the bombing of La Moneda on September 11, 1973, by the Chilean Armed Forces; a journalist and soldiers during the coup; and detainees and torture victims being detained at the National Stadium. Date.
4 days ago · September 1 – Ode Records president Lou Adler is kidnapped at his Malibu home and released eight hours later after a $25,000 ransom is paid. Two suspects are soon arrested. September 3 – Rory Gallagher joins the short list of Western popular musicians to perform behind the Iron Curtain with a show in Warsaw, Poland.
