Date: June 21, 1978
The first UNIFIL troops arrive in Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line. Date: March 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Crown of St. Stephen Public Display in Hungary, January 31,…
Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. Date: October 8, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rainbow Flag Flies First at San Francisco Gay Pride…
The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour. Date: February 6, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)…
While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially designed umbrella. Date: September 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. Date: September 30, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Muhammad Ali Defeats Leon Spinks to Win Third Heavyweight Title, September 15, 1978European Court…
The Solomon Islands join the United Nations. Date: September 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Lufthansa Heist: Largest U.S. Cash Robbery by Jimmy Burke, December 11, 1978Multan Colony Textile Mills Massacre, Pakistan, January…