Date: February 17, 1978
Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: March 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Garfield Comic Strip Goes…
The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon. Date: March 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Beirut Terrorist Attack Kills 150 Palestinians, August 13, 1978Budd…
Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors. Date: March 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Coastal Road Massacre: Fatah Bus Hijacking Kills 37, March 11,…
The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later. Date: February 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Israel Defense Forces Launch Operation Litani in Southern Lebanon…
The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Date: June 21, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries. Date: May 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Amoco Cadiz Splits, Causing Major Oil…