Date: April 27, 1978
Hilton bombing: A bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. Date: February 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Soeharto Inaugurates…
France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975โ78 French nuclear tests. Date: November 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978PSA Flight 182 Mid-Air Collision and Crash in…
Cardinal Karol Wojtyลa 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 โ ๐ Other events on October 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978First Ascent of Mount…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Altaf Hussain Founds APMSO…
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor. Date: December 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Blizzard of 1978 Hits New England with 65 mph Winds…
The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. Date: January 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Pacific Western…