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- January 1 - the Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law.
- January 19 - Federal Appeals Court Judge [William H. Webster]? appointed as Director of the FBI
- February 11 - 16 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY.
- February 11 - China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens?.
- February 15 - Rhodesia's prime minister [Ian D. Smith]? and three black leaders agree on the transfer to black majority rule.
- March 16 - United States Senate approves the Panama Canal neutrality treaty; votes to turn the canal over to Panama by the year 2000 on April 18.
- March 16 - Former Italian premier [Aldo Moro]? is kidnapped by left wing terrorists, who kill five bodyguards; he is found dead on May 9.
- June 6 - Californians in referendum approve Proposition 13 for a nearly 60% slash in property tax revenues.
- June 28 - The United States Supreme Court, in the Bakke case, bars quota systems in college admissions but affirms constitutionality of programs giving advantage to minorities.
- August 6 - Pope [Paul VI]? dies at age of 80. The new Pope, [John Paul I]?, age 65, dies unexpectedly after 34 days in office on September 28. He is succeeded by Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Poland as John Paul II on October 16.
- September 17 - Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt
- Argentina wins Football World Cup on home ground
- November 18 - Reverend [Jim Jones]?'s followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown?, Guyana.
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