Willow Island Disaster: Deadliest U.S. Construction Accident, 51 Killed April 27, 1978
Date: April 27, 1978
Date: April 27, 1978
The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government. Date: July 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tu-134 Crash Near Gabare Kills 73 – March 16, 1978Rainbow Flag Flies First at…
The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Date: May 8, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Soeharto Inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, Indonesiaβs First Highway, March 9,…
Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter. Date: April 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978European Court Finds UK Guilty of Prisoner Mistreatment in Northern Ireland, January 18, 1978First…
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 β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Air Canada Flight 189 Runway Overrun Crash in Toronto…
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. Date: February 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
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 β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Coastal Road…