Date: December 15, 1978
Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran. Date: September 8, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: March 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978PSA Flight 182 Mid-Air…
The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants. Date: February 17, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Supreme Court Bans College Admissions Quotas in Bakke Decision, June 28, 1978Deng Xiaoping Launches China Reform and…
The President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels. Date: April 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Coastal Road Massacre: Fatah Bus Hijacking Kills…
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)…