Tupolev Tu-144 Crashes Near Yegoryevsk, Killing Two – May 23, 1978
Date: May 23, 1978
Date: May 23, 1978
John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. Date: April 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. Date: May 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Mauritania Coup Ousts President Moktar Ould Daddah July…
President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'Γ©tat. Date: July 10, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Karl Wallenda Dies in Tightrope Fall, San Juan, March 22, 1978Black Friday…
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 β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978European Court Finds UK Guilty of…
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors. Date: February 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 11 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Jimmy Carter…
The first UNIFIL troops arrive in Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line. Date: March 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Los Alfaques Disaster: Gas Truck Explosion Kills 216 Tourists, July…