Naomi Uemura First Solo North Pole by Dog Sled, May 1, 1978
Date: May 1, 1978
Date: May 1, 1978
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. Date: June 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Cardinal Karol WojtyΕa Elected Pope John Paul II, First Non-Italian Pontiff, October 16, 1978European…
In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murderβsuicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Date: November 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 18 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978FDA Requires…
The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later. Date: February 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Cinema Rex Fire Kills Over 300 in Iran -…
Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani. Date: March 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aldo…
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 β π Other events…