Date: June 21, 1978
The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Spain Ratifies Spanish Constitution in Referendum, December 6, 1978Aeroflot Flight 6515 Crashes Off Syvash, 26 Killed…
Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time. Date: March 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On…
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)…
The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people. Date: May 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rainbow Flag Flies First at San Francisco…
The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. Date: May 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1978Tabas Earthquake Kills 15,000 in Iran, September 16, 1978First International Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Filed June 1, 1978Egyptian…