Date: September 15, 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 1978Kosmos 954 Nuclear Satellite Burns…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. Date: June 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Geneva Frequency Plan Realigns European…
The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. Date: March 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Cerro Maravilla Murders: Puerto…
The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. Date: January 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978PSA Flight…
In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. Date: November 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Willow Island Disaster: Deadliest…