Dianne Feinstein Becomes San Francisco’s First Female Mayor, December 4, 1978

The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states. Date: August 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Vladimír…

France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests. Date: November 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tu-134 Crash Near Gabare Kills…

Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Unabomber’s First Bombing at Northwestern University May 25, 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tu-134 Crash Near Gabare Kills 73,…

The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Date: April 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tu-134 Crash Near Gabare…

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 1978Charon Discovered by James…