Papal Conclave Elects Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, August 26, 1978

U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been disposed of negligently. Date: August 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Camp David Accords Signed…

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 📅…

Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. Date: May 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Charon Discovered by James W. Christy at US…

Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Georgi Markov Assassinated on Waterloo Bridge by Ricin Umbrella, September 7, 1978Air Caribbean Flight 309 Crashes in San…

The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date: February 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Solomon Islands Independence from United Kingdom, July 7, 1978Saur Revolution Begins in Afghanistan,…