Date: February 11, 1978
During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site. Date: September 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states. Date: August 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978John…
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. Date: April 17, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Kosmos 954 Nuclear Satellite Burns Over Canada, January 24, 1978Solomon Islands Join the United…
Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. Date: March 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rhodesian Bush War: Air Rhodesia Flight 825 Shot Down, September 3, 1978McDonnell Douglas F/A-18…
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 1978Landsat 3 Launch from…
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. Date: February 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…