Date: January 2, 1978
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 1978FDA Requires Blood Donations…
The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Hilton Bombing in Sydney Kills Three, February 13, 1978Air Canada Flight 189 Runway Overrun Crash in…
Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Date: August 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Landsat 3 Launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base March 5, 1978Tupolev Tu-144 Crashes Near…
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…
The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people. Date: May 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Altaf Hussain Founds APMSO at Karachi University,…
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors. Date: February 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Mauritania Coup…