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1978 April Fools Joke
Our Series Of April Fools Hoaxes By The Mass Media5 of 19Iceburg To Australia From Antarctica In Australia on April 1st 1978 a barge appeared in Sydney Harbor towing a giant iceberg. Sydneysiders were...
Politics and Advertising
The British Conservative party has recruited a major advertising agency ( Saatchi & Saatchi ) in it's bid to win the next general election.It should be remembered that this was the first time a Briti...
Aldo Moro Kidnapped in Rome
The former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped in Rome. His escort of five police bodyguards were killed when he was snatched at gunpoint from a car near a cafe in the morning rush-hour. The...
Dominica Gains Independence
Dominica an Island in the Caribbean Gains Independence from Britain in 1978...
Israel Attacks Southern Lebanon
Israel continues it's attacks on southern Lebanon forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in vans, lorries and old buses to head for the safety of Beirut . The Israeli attacks in souther...
Flying Wallendas
Karl Wallenda, founder of the Flying Wallendas, died after falling 10 stories off a tight-rope during a promotional appearance for the Pan American Circus while crossing between the two towers of the ...