Date: April 27, 1978
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States. Date: November 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Nicaraguan Revolution: FSLN Seizes National Congress…
Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish. Date: June 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The late iconic actor Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from his grave in Switzerland. 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 1978Jimmy Carter Recognizes China, Severs Taiwan Ties December 15, 1978Rhodesian Bush…
The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003. Date: January 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314…
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 1978Vladimír Remek First Non-Soviet, Non-American in Space March 2, 1978Air India Flight 855 Crashes…
A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183. Date: November 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Israel Defense Forces Launch Operation Litani in Southern Lebanon March 14, 1978US Supreme Court…