Israel Defense Forces Launch Operation Litani in Southern Lebanon March 14, 1978

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 1978President Carter Cancels Neutron Bomb Development, April 7, 1978Crown of…

Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders. Date: July 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Northern Territory Granted Self-Government in Australia July 1, 1978Finnair Flight 405 Hijacked in Oulu,…

In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Date: November 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day…

The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II. Date: January 31, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in…

In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order. Date: May 12, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…