Los Alfaques Disaster: Gas Truck Explosion Kills 216 Tourists, July 11, 1978

Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication. Date: June 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Somalia-Ethiopia Truce Ends Ethio-Somali War, March 15, 1978Supreme Court Bans…

Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. Date: January 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Date: December 10, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978San Francisco Mayor Moscone…

Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka. Date: November 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Ken Warby Sets World Water Speed Record at Blowering Dam, October 8, 1978Yuba County Five Disappear…

United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people. Date: December 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aldo Moro Kidnapped and Murdered in Italy, March 16,…