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What happened in January 1976

• January 2, 1976: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, an international human rights treaty, enters into force.
• January 5, 1976: The Pol Pot regime, known for its brutal rule, proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea, also known as Cambodia.
• January 18, 1976: Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan, five years after the Bangladesh Liberation War, marking a significant step in regional diplomacy.
• January 27, 1976: The United States exercises its veto power to block a United Nations resolution calling for an independent Palestinian state, reflecting the complex political dynamics in the Middle East.
• February 4, 1976: The 1976 Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria, featured 1,123 athletes from 37 countries competing in 37 events across 10 disciplines.
• February 9, 1976: The formation of the Australian Defence Force unified the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Australian Air Force under a single command structure, enhancing the country's defense capabilities.
• February 13, 1976: General Murtala Mohammed, the military ruler of Nigeria, was assassinated in a military coup. This event marked a significant shift in Nigeria's political landscape and led to a period of instability.
• February 19, 1976: Former Tower of Power vocalist Rick Stevens' arrest for murdering three men during a drug deal highlights the dangers of drug-related violence and the consequences of criminal acts.
• February 24, 1976: Cuba's constitution of 1976 established the country's political and legal framework, defining the rights and responsibilities of citizens and the structure of the government.
• February 26, 1976: The Spanish Armed Forces' withdrawal from Western Sahara marked the end of Spain's colonial presence in the region and raised questions about the territory's future.
• February 27, 1976: The Polisario Front's declaration of independence for Western Sahara, under the name Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, sparked a long-standing conflict over the territory's sovereignty and the rights of its people.
• March 1, 1976: Cray-1, first commercial supercomputer, released by Cray Research; purchased by Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
• March 4, 1976: Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention dissolved; Direct rule over Northern Ireland by UK Government in London begins.
• March 14, 1976: The Wizard of Oz returns to CBS after eight years on NBC; remains on CBS until 1999; record for most telecasts of a Hollywood film on a commercial television network (broken by The Ten Commandments in 1996).
• March 16, 1976: Harold Wilson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• March 17, 1976: American boxer Rubin Carter retried in New Jersey for murder; conviction upheld, overturned in 1985.
• March 20, 1976: Patty Hearst found guilty of armed robbery of a San Francisco bank in 1974.
• March 23, 1976: Japanese ultranationalist Mitsuyasu Maeno attempts to assassinate Yoshio Kodama by flying a plane into his Tokyo house.
• March 24, 1976: Argentina military forces depose president Isabel Perón.
• March 27, 1976: South African Defence Force withdraws from Angola, concluding Operation Savannah.
• March 29, 1976: Military dictatorship of General Jorge Videla comes to power in Argentina.
• March 30, 1976: Land Day: Arab citizens of Israel protest against intended appropriation of land by the government.
• March 31, 1976: New Jersey Supreme Court rules that patient in a persistent vegetative state in the Karen Ann Quinlan case can be disconnected from her ventilator; she remains comatose and dies in 1985.