What Happened in 1978

Archie Gemmill Becomes Unlikely Hero through Key Goal Against the Netherlands in 1978 World Cup Finals

Scotland's greatest World Cup moment came against the Dutch at the 1978 Finals. To guarantee progress from their group, Ally MacLeod's side needed... Read more

Grease (film) released

Grease is a 1978 film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs' and Warren Casey's musical, Grease. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia... Read more

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Bakke in University of California v. Bakke

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978) was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on... Read more

Argentina Beats the Netherlands to Win the 1978 FIFA World Cup Final

The Final of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was contested between host Argentina and The Netherlands. The match was won by the Argentines in extra time by... Read more

Glastonbury Festival 1978

This became known as the “impromptu” Festival. This happened with the arrival of travellers washed out from Stonehenge who were led to believe that... Read more

The Solomon Islands Becomes And Independent Nation

On July 7, 1978, the Solomon Islands, an archipelago of 992 islands northeast of Australia, became an independent nation, ending eighty years of... Read more

Los Alfaques Disaster

Mari Carmen Masiá is the owner of the campsite Tarragona Aftermath in San Carlos de la Rapita, destroyed on July 11, 1978 by the explosion of a... Read more

Damian Marley is Born

Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978), is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and the youngest son of the late reggae legend... Read more

World's First Successful "Test-Tube" Baby is Born

Even before Louise Brown arrived, the London tabloids called her "Our Miracle Baby," and critics muttered words like Frankenstein. The world's... Read more

National Lampoon's Animal House released

National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was adapted by Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller and... Read more

"National Lampoon's Animal House" Is Released

National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was adapted by Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller... Read more

Pope Paul VI dies

On 16 March 1978, his friend from FUCI student days Aldo Moro, a Christian Democratic politician, was kidnapped by the Red Brigades, which kept the... Read more

FDA Approves Troprol XL

Metoprolol also reduces the force of contraction of heart muscle and thereby lowers blood pressure. By reducing the heart rate and the force of... Read more

"People Are Talking" Is Released

Working in local media, she was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV. She moved to... Read more

Cinema Rex Fire

On August 20, 1978, in the Cinema Rex fire, the Cinema Rex in Abadan, Iran, was set ablaze, killing over 400 individuals. The ruling shah,... Read more

Sigmund Jähn Becomes the First German Cosmonaut

Several hundred suitably experienced Air Force pilots were personally interviewed by Lt-General Wolfgang Reinhold, the serving Vice Minister of... Read more

John Paul I elected Pope

Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. I, Italian: Giovanni Paolo I), born Albino Luciani, (17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), reigned as... Read more

Blue Öyster Cult releases Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening is a Blue Öyster Cult live album released in September 1978. Their best selling album, it sold two million copies, including... Read more

Funkadelic releases One Nation Under a Groove

One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk and rock band Funkadelic, released in September 1978 on Warner Bros. Records.... Read more

"Dawn Of The Dead" Is Released

Dawn of the Dead (also known as Zombi internationally) is a 1978 horror film, written and directed by George A. Romero. It was the second film made... Read more

Keith Moon Dies at Age 32

Moon was Paul McCartney's guest at a film preview of The Buddy Holly Story on the evening of 6 September 1978. After dining with Paul and Linda... Read more

"Days Of Heaven" Is Released

Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz. Set in... Read more

Muhammad Ali reclaims heavyweight title from Leon Spinks

In February 1978, Ali lost the heavweight title to 1976 Olympics Champion Leon Spinks. On September 15, 1978, Ali fought a rematch in the New... Read more

"Studio Tan" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Studio Tan is an album by Frank Zappa, first released in September, 1978 on his own DiscReet Records label. In early 1976 Zappa's relationship... Read more

Tabas Earthquake

The earthquake was centered about 600 kilometers southeast of Tehran in the vicinity of Tabas. The death toll was about 15,000, many were injured,... Read more