Cerro Maravilla Murders: Puerto Rican Police Shoot Nationalists, July 25, 1978

One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War. Date: August 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rainbow Flag Flies First…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Air Canada Flight 189…

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people. Date: May 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Yuba County Five Disappear in California, Bodies…

The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date: February 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Evita Original Production Opens at Prince Edward Theatre, London, June 21, 1978First Oxygen-Free…

The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour. Date: February 6, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation. Date: August 10, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Israel Defense Forces Launch Operation Litani in…