Date: November 18, 1978
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 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 1978United Airlines Flight 173 Crashes Near Portland, Killing 10…
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard. Date: October 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Somalia-Ethiopia Truce Ends Ethio-Somali War, March 15, 1978South African Defence Force Attacks Cassinga SWAPO…
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 United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. Date: June 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Charon Discovered by James W….
Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation. Date: August 10, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rainbow Flag Flies First at San Francisco…