January January – The Cray-1, the first commercially developed supercomputer, is released by Seymour Cray's Cray Research. January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: 1976
World Events
Monday Open Thread: 1966
This week we'll take a look back at the years 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016. January January 2 – A strike of public transportation workers in New York City begins. (It would end January 13). January 3 – The first Acid Test is conducted at the Fillmore, San Jose. January 4 A military coup occurs in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso). The prime … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: 1966