Page 14: Historical Events In 1978
Sunday, 08 March 2026
Dec 18 John Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. 


Dec 20 H.R. Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail. 


Dec 21 Police in Des Plaines IL, arrested John W Gacy Jr for murder 


Dec 26 India's former PM, Indira Gandhi, released from jail 


Dec 27 Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62. 


Dec 27 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution 


Dec 28 Harry Winston, US jeweler for the "rich and famous", dies at 82. 


Dec 29 Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government 


Dec 30 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach. 


Dec 31 Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with the US. 


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