Supreme Court Bans College Admissions Quotas in Bakke Decision, June 28, 1978
Date: June 28, 1978
Date: June 28, 1978
The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon. Date: March 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Soeharto Inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, Indonesiaβs First Highway, March…
Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. Date: January 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani. Date: March 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Amoco…
Hilton bombing: A bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. Date: February 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aldo Moro…
The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries. Date: May 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978South African Defence Force Attacks Cassinga…
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 β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Tbilisi Demonstrations…