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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.
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- Arctic - First Solo North Pole Expedition
- United Kingdom - First Test Tube Baby Born
- The First Garfield Comic Strip Debuts in U.S. Newspapers
- United States - Torrijos-Carter Treaties
- Spain - New Constitution Established
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1. Japanese explorer Naomi Uemura became the first person to reach the North Pole in a solo expedition during May. 2. He trekked alone through the Arctic with a team of malamutes to carry his supplies. 3. The Canadian Air Force also provided some assistance by replenishing his supplies via helicopter. 4. The 37-year-old explorer began his trip in e...
The world’s first human conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), Louise Brown, was born on July 25 in the United Kingdom. Called a “test-tube baby” by the press, Louise was conceived in a petri dish and then implanted as a two and a half day old embryo. The experimental procedure was completed by Robert Edwards, a medical researcher, and Pat...
More Information for Garfield. 1. The very first “Garfield” comic strip is published in 41 U.S. Newspapers during June of 1978. 2. Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the comic strip focused on the life of a lazy and often sarcastic cat named “Garfield.” 3. The comic quickly grew in popularity and was featured in 100 newspapers only a year after its d...
The United States Senate ratifies the second of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties during April. The treaties guaranteed that the United States would hand over control of the Panama Canal back to Panama by the end of 1999. The United States had control over the canal since 1903as a result of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. While it was considered a little ...
The country of Spain restored its democracy and ended forty years of a dictatorship under Francisco Franco. After the death of Franco in 1975the country created a new constitution and it was ratified by the Spanish people in a referendum in early December of 1978 and later signed by King Juan Carlos I near the end of the month. The new constitution...
Public Service strikes in UK Public Service strikes in UK causes major disruption to all services US Teachers strike US Teachers strike extend summer holidays for thousands of students Volkswagen Beetle After nearly 30 years The Volkswagen Beetle stops productionhaving manufactured 20 million cars Worldwide Unemployment 1. Worldwide Unemployment ri...
Learn about the significant events, prices, top movies, TV and music of 1978. Find out about the Camp David Accords, the Jonestown suicides, the first women astronauts, the first test tube baby, and more.
Jul 11, 2013 · John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were in love and Garfield was born – but those weren’t the only factors that made 1978 a year to remember.
Find out what happened in history year 1978, from political, social, cultural, and scientific events around the world. Browse the timeline of major events in 1978, such as the Iranian Revolution, the Camp David Accords, the Three Mile Island accident, and more.
May 7, 2018 · 1978 was a swirling mass of genres; disco, punk, funk, R&B, rock, and New Wave all banging beautifully into each other as the seeds of hip-hop were being sown, ready to take on the world in...
