Date: February 11, 1978
Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter. Date: April 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Papal Conclave Elects Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, August 26, 1978Beirut Terrorist…
The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. Date: January 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Camp David…
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 → 📅 Other events…
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 1978Air India Flight 855 Crashes in Arabian Sea, 213 Killed…
Willow Island disaster: In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia. Date: April 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in…
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. Date: June 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314…