Date: May 3, 1978
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Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. Date: May 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Charlie Chaplin Coffin Stolen from Swiss Grave, March…
Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. Date: January 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors. Date: March 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aldo Moro Kidnapped and Murdered in Italy March 16, 1978Yuba…
The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II. Date: January 31, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in…
The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later. Date: February 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aeroflot Flight 1080 Crash Kills 38 at Koltsovo Airport,…
Cardinal Karol WojtyÅ‚a is elected to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Date: October 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Pacific Western Airlines Flight…