Sports · February 4, 1976

1976 Winter Olympics

Name: 1976 Winter Olympics
Start: 1976-02-04
Location: Innsbruck, Austria

50 years ago · Innsbruck, Austria

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The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (German: XII.

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The 51st anniversary falls on February 4, 2027.

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1913–2005

Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.

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Dan Quayle

James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician and Indiana National Guard veteran who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S.

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1902–1974

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for over 33 hours.

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1897–1977

Ludwig Erhard

Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (German:; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician and economist who served as the second chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966.

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1899

Philippine–American War

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1932

1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 13.

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1945

Yalta Conference

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2022

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