Entebbe Airport Raid

Date: July 4, 1976 • Location: Entebbe, Uganda

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1976.

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.

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