1978
ID: 1950
John Paul I: 'God is our father; even more God is our mother' - demonstrating accessible teaching
ID: 1950
1978
ID: 1953
Louise Brown - first test-tube baby born
ID: 1953
1978
ID: 1954
Belmont Report establishes modern research ethics principles: Respect, Beneficence, Justice
ID: 1954
1978
ID: 1955
Billy Carter's first Libya trip; BCCI secretly controls 20% of FGB; Bush founds Arbusto Energy
ID: 1955
1978
ID: 1956
Germany holds seventh EU Council Presidency
ID: 1956
1978
ID: 1957
FASB issues Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 1 - fundamental objectives
ID: 1957
1978
ID: 1958
Spray foam insulation (polyurethane) becomes commercially available for buildings
ID: 1958
1978
ID: 1959
Sweden documents vaccine failure: 84% of pertussis cases had received three vaccine doses
ID: 1959
1978
ID: 1960
Pope St. John Paul II elected - 'Be not afraid! Open wide the doors to Christ!'
ID: 1960
1978
ID: 4432
Niklaus Wirth releases Modula-2 - improved Modula with coroutines for concurrent programming
ID: 4432
1978
ID: 4484
Credit card-sized calculators with LCD and solar cells introduced - calculators become ubiquitous
ID: 4484
1978
ID: 4387
June 1978
Intel introduces 8086 - first x86 processor, 16-bit architecture that dominates for decades
ID: 4387
1978
ID: 1947
August 6, 1978
August 6: Pope Saint Paul VI dies
ID: 1947
1978
ID: 1948
August 26, 1978
August 26: Pope John Paul I elected, taking double name honoring predecessors
ID: 1948
1978
ID: 1949
September 28, 1978
September 28: Pope John Paul I dies suddenly after only 33 days
ID: 1949
1978
ID: 1951
October 16, 1978
October 16: Pope Saint John Paul II elected as first Polish pope
ID: 1951
1978
ID: 1952
October 22, 1978
October 22: Pope John Paul II inaugural homily - 'Do not be afraid! Open wide the doors for Christ!'
ID: 1952