Date: December 11, 1978
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 1978Yuba County Five Disappear in California, February 24, 1978Egyptian Raid on Larnaca Airport Ends in Deadly Clash,…
The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour. Date: February 6, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Soviet or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. Date: March 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Papal Conclave Elects Albino Luciani…
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 1978Blizzard of 1978 Hits New England with…
On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills. Date: January 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for the reform and opening up. Date: December 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in…