Date: March 28, 1978
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…
Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. Date: March 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Jimmy Carter Cancels Neutron Bomb Development, April 7, 1978Last German Volkswagen Beetle Leaves Emden…
Based on the world's first children's art museum, the Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics opened in Yerevan. Date: October 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Naomi Uemura First Solo North Pole Arrival…
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…
Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland. Date: September 5, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Charlie Chaplin Coffin Stolen from Swiss Grave, March 2, 1978Mir…
A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183. Date: November 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Spain Becomes Democracy After Fascist Dictatorship, December 27, 1978First Computer Bulletin Board System Created…