United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors. Date: January 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills. Date: January 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Bombay, India, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, killing all 213 people on board. Date: January 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978…
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)
Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship. Date: December 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins. Date: December 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. Date: December 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for the reform and opening up. Date: December 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Date: December 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time. Date: December 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day…