First UNIFIL Troops Arrive in Lebanon for Peacekeeping Mission, March 23, 1978
Date: March 23, 1978
Date: March 23, 1978
Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. Date: August 17, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Cardinal Karol WojtyΕa is elected to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Date: October 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Solomon Islands Join the…
The Solomon Islands join the United Nations. Date: September 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Budd Company Unveils First SPV-2000 Railcar in Philadelphia, February 9, 1978Tabas Earthquake Kills 15,000 in Iran, September 16,…
The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states. Date: August 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 22 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Unabomberβs…
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard. Date: October 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Last German Volkswagen Beetle Leaves Emden Plant January 19, 1978Naomi Uemura First Solo North…
In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. Date: November 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 27 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Los Alfaques Disaster: Gas…