Mauritania Coup Ousts President Moktar Ould Daddah July 10, 1978
Date: July 10, 1978
Date: July 10, 1978
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 1978Saur Revolution Begins in Afghanistan, Daoud Khan Murdered, April 27,…
The US Supreme Court hands down 5β3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. Date: March 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Provisional IRA La Mon…
Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF. Date: July 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978FDA Requires Blood Donations Labeled…
Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: March 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Israel Defense Forces Launch…
The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. Date: May 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 3 π Events on this day in…
Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time. Date: March 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1978 π On…