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1976Apr, 4

Harry Nyquist

Harry Nyquist, Swedish engineer and theorist (b. 1889)
Harry Nyquist (, Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; February 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976) was a Swedish physicist and electronic engineer who made important contributions to communication theory.

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    Democratic Kampuchea

    The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
  • 13Apr

    Thomas Jefferson

    The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
  • 8May

    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
  • 11Oct

    Gerald R. Ford

    George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
  • 13Oct

    Ebola

    The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.