First UNIFIL Troops Arrive in Lebanon for Peacekeeping Mission, March 23, 1978

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)…

Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Bombay, India, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, killing all 213 people on board. Date: January 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978…

Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. Date: December 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Frederick Valentich Disappears Over Bass…

Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. Date: March 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Naomi Uemura First Solo North Pole by Dog Sled, May 1, 1978Double Eagle II…

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 1978Finnair Flight 405 Hijacked in Oulu, Finland, September 30, 1978District…

Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor. Date: December 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Ken Warby Sets World Water Speed Record at Blowering Dam,…