First UNIFIL Troops Arrive in Lebanon for Peacekeeping Mission, March 23, 1978
Date: March 23, 1978
Date: March 23, 1978
The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago). Date: February 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Air Canada Flight 189 Runway Overrun Crash in Toronto June 26, 1978Karl Wallenda Dies…
Cardinal Karol WojtyΕa 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 β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978First Computer Bulletin Board…
In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order. Date: May 12, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1978 π …
John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. Date: April 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Hilton bombing: A bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. Date: February 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Karl Wallenda…
Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Date: August 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 26 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978First International Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Filed June 1, 1978Amoco Cadiz Splits, Causing Major…