U.S. National Medal of Science
Time: 1978
Place: U.S.
Details: Ochoa received the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1978.
‹ Earlier in historyMuslim leader Noori was arrestedSep, 1978 Later in history ›Camp David AccordsSunday Sep 17, 1978
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
Related
Near
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln arrived in disguise in Washington, D.C.
Sunday Feb 24, 1861 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Donald declared a national emergency
Friday Mar 13, 2020 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden said Obama had asked him to remain as his running mate for the 2012 presidential election
Oct, 2010 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 - Washington D.C., U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon announced the end of the quota system
1973 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-President Ford signs the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
Monday Dec 22, 1975 - U.S.
United Nations-14-point proposal to end the war
1918 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden supported the NATO-led military intervention in Libya
2011 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Year-round daylight saving time was implemented
Sunday Jan 6, 1974 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln replaced War Secretary Simon Cameron with Edwin Stanton
Jan, 1862 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-French asked Eisenhower for help in French Indochina against the Communists
1953 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Obama named Biden to head the Gun Violence Task Force
Dec, 2012 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower forced an end to the combined British, French and Israeli invasion of Egypt
Nov, 1956 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower returned to Washington to replace Marshall as Chief of Staff of the Army
Nov, 1945 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln called on the states to send detachments totaling 75,000 troops
Monday Apr 15, 1861 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln removed McClellan
Tuesday Mar 11, 1862 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden endorsed Hillary Clinton
Friday Jun 10, 2016 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-The cork in the bottle
Nov, 1960 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Effective Emancipation Proclamation
Thursday Jan 1, 1863 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon administration imposes a 60-day economy-wide price freeze
Thursday Jun 14, 1973 - U.S.
United Nations-Four Policemen
Monday Dec 29, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln signed the Confiscation Act
Tuesday Aug 6, 1861 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon imposed a price ceiling on oil in 1971
1971 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Executive Order 10450
Jul, 1953 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln would still defeat the Confederacy before turning over the White House
1864 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address
Tuesday Mar 5, 1861 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Special Rule No. 1 reimposes mandatory (Phase II) price controls on the 23 largest oil companies
Mar, 1973 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-President Richard Nixon orders 90-day nationwide freeze on all wages, prices, salaries and rents
Sunday Aug 15, 1971 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Two-tier price ceiling
Sunday Aug 19, 1973 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19
Friday Oct 2, 2020 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864
1864 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Amnesty Proclamation
Tuesday Dec 8, 1863 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-United States presidential election of 1956
Tuesday Nov 6, 1956 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-A President
Monday Mar 4, 1861 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln carried all but three states
Tuesday Nov 8, 1864 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-President Nixon suspends the mandatory oil import quota on No. 2 heating oil through April 30
Wednesday Jan 17, 1973 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower wanted to increase surveillance inside the Soviet Union
1954 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Domino theory
1954 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Carter orders cessation of Iranian imports to the U.S.
Tuesday Nov 13, 1979 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was recovering from a heart attack late in September 1955
Sep, 1955 - U.S.
Winston Churchill-Honorary Citizen
1963 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was aboard the maiden flight of Air Force One
Wednesday Aug 26, 1959 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon decided to keep the quotas due to vigorous political opposition
1969 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington
Dec, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-"Very much under control"
Feb, 2020 - U.S.
Joe Biden-A big fucking deal
Tuesday Mar 23, 2010 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-New Look
1953 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-A wish
Friday Aug 22, 1862 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office
Tuesday Dec 4, 1973 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Chance for Peace speech
Thursday Apr 16, 1953 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Winston Churchill-Lend-Lease
Tuesday Mar 11, 1941 - U.S.
Tony Hawk-Skating in The White House
Jun, 2009 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Great Depression-Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued
Wednesday Apr 5, 1933 - U.S.
Library of Congress-Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Monday Oct 26, 1970 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Black History Month-Virginia McLaurin in the White House
Sunday Feb 21, 2016 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Presidential Proclamation 9645
Sunday Sep 24, 2017 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Flag of the United States-The first recorded use of fringe on a flag dates from 1835
1835 - U.S.
Red Summer-A telegram to Woodrow Wilson
Sunday Jul 20, 1919 - U.S.
Donald Trump-July 25 phone call
Aug, 2019 - U.S.
Father's Day-Permanent national holiday
1972 - U.S.
Ruby Bridges-Bridges met with President Barack Obama at the White House
Friday Jul 15, 2011 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-President of the U.S. televised speech recognizing the independence of the 11 remaining republics
Wednesday Dec 25, 1991 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Josip Broz Tito-Tito met President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump not going to rule out a military option
Friday Aug 11, 2017 - U.S.
Barack Obama-A President
Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 - U.S.
Edward VIII-Edward visited President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1955 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Edward VIII-President Richard Nixon invited Edward of honor to a dinner
1970 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump dismissed FBI director James Comey
Tuesday May 9, 2017 - U.S.
Franklin D. Roosevelt-Third Term
Monday Jan 20, 1941 - Washingtom D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump signed Executive Order 13769
Friday Jan 27, 2017 - U.S.
Qasem Soleimani-A Permission
2019 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Vice President
Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden chose Ron Klain as his White House Chief of Staff
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Mild stroke
Monday Nov 25, 1957 - U.S.
Audrey Hepburn-The Presidential Medal of Freedom
1992 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Joe Biden-Trump and his allies falsely accused Biden of getting the Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin fired because he was supposedly pursuing an investigation into Burisma Holdings
2019 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump administration imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against senior Chinese officials
Jul, 2020 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-President Roosevelt decided that Eisenhower would be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
Dec, 1943 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump signed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act into law
Friday Mar 6, 2020 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
Tuesday Dec 21, 1954 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Day for Rejoicing
Monday Jan 20, 1969 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump became the Republican nominee
Monday Aug 24, 2020 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-U.S. Phase II price controls begin
Nov, 1971 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan
2009 - U.S.
Winston Churchill-Churchill had returned to Washington
Wednesday Jun 17, 1942 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson-Johnson suspended Stanton
Monday Aug 5, 1867 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act (EPAA)
Tuesday Nov 27, 1973 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was"
Jul, 2009 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower returned to Washington
Wednesday Jun 3, 1942 - Washington D.C., U.S.
International Monetary Fund-Nixon Shock
1971 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower voiced his disagreements with the Democrats and declared himself to be a Republican
1951 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Obama delegated Biden to lead negotiations between Congress and the White House in resolving federal spending levels
Mar, 2011 - U.S.
Donald Trump-A President
Friday Jan 20, 2017 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Frederick Douglass-Douglass conferred with President Abraham Lincoln
1863 - U.S.
Thanksgiving-Last Thursday in November
Tuesday Oct 31, 1939 - U.S.
Father's Day-First presidential proclamation honoring fathers
1966 - U.S.
World War II-Lend-Lease
Tuesday Mar 11, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump issued a revised order
Monday Mar 6, 2017 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump spoke to Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan
Oct, 2019 - U.S.
1978
Garry Kasparov-A Turning point in his life
1978 - Minsk, Belarus
Garry Kasparov-The Soviet Chess Championship
1978 - Soviet Union, (Russia)
Silvio Berlusconi-Fininvest
1978 - Italy
Angela Merkel-Education
1978 - Leipzig, East Germany
Ayman al-Zawahiri-1st Marriage
Sunday Jan 1, 1978 - Opera Square, Giza, Egypt
Halimah Yacob-Graduation
1978 - Singapore
Slobodan Milošević-The Head of Beobanka
1978 - Serbia
Microprocessor-Motorola 6809
1978 - U.S.
Robin Williams-My Favorite Orkan
1978 - U.S.
John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-John Von Neumann Theory prize
1978 - U.S.
Robin Williams-Mork & Mindy
1978 - U.S.
Pablo Escobar: Narcos-Rise to prominence
1978 - Norman's Cay, Bahamas
Plane Accidents-Air India Flight 855
Sunday Jan 1, 1978 - near the coast of Bombay, India
Microprocessor-Intel introduced The 8086
1978 - California, U.S.
Nicaraguan Revolution-The administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter Cut Off aid To the Somoza Regime
1978 - Nicaragua
Virtual reality-David Em
Sunday Jan 1, 1978 at 05:33:00 PM - Massachusetts, U.S.
Warren Buffett-Charlie Munger Joined Buffett
1978 - Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Computer animation-Apple II
1978 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump attracted public attention
1978 - New York, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Bundy traveled by train to Ann Arbor, Michigan
Monday Jan 2, 1978 - Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-The article "Iran and Red and Black Colonization"
Friday Jan 6, 1978 - Iran
Ted Bundy-Bundy arrived in Tallahassee
Sunday Jan 8, 1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Nicaraguan Revolution-Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal was Murdered
Tuesday Jan 10, 1978 - Nicaragua
Ted Bundy-Bundy reverted to his old habits
1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Iranian Revolution
Jan, 1978 - Iran
Ted Bundy-Bundy entered FSU's Chi Omega sorority house
Sunday Jan 15, 1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Margaret Bowman
Sunday Jan 15, 1978 at 02 AM - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Lisa Levy
Sunday Jan 15, 1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Kathy Kleiner and Karen Chandler
Sunday Jan 15, 1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Cheryl Thomas
Sunday Jan 15, 1978 - Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Nicaraguan Revolution-A General Strike Called For The End of The Somoza Regime
Monday Jan 23, 1978 - Nicaragua
Ted Kaczynski-Kaczynski's first explosive operation
1978 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ted Bundy-Leslie Parmenter
Wednesday Feb 8, 1978 - Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Kimberly Dianne Leach
Wednesday Feb 8, 1978 - Lake City, Florida, U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt-Father's death
Thursday Feb 9, 1978 - U.S.
Internet-International Packet Switched Service (IPSS)
1978 - United Kingdom and U.S.
Ted Bundy-Bundy driving westward across the Florida Panhandle
Sunday Feb 12, 1978 - Florida, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Ted was stopped by Pensacola police officer David Lee
Wednesday Feb 15, 1978 at 01 AM - Florida, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-Demonstrations broke out in various different cities
Friday Feb 17, 1978 - Tabriz, Iran
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret's visit to Tuvalu was cut short by an illness
1978 - Tuvalu
Jackie Chan-1st major breakthrough
Wednesday Mar 1, 1978 - Hong Kong, China
1973 oil crisis-Amoco Cadiz tanker runs aground off the coast of France
Mar, 1978 - France
Hillsborough events-Safety certificate
1978 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Decree nisi for their divorce was granted
Wednesday May 24, 1978 - United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret was taken ill
May, 1978 - England, United Kingdom
Ted Kaczynski-The package burst on the policeman
Thursday May 25, 1978 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
DC Comics-Raising the price from 35 cents to 50 cents
Jun, 1978 - U.S.
Robin Williams-First Marriage
Jun, 1978 - California, U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Iran and Saudi Arabia block efforts of OPEC price hawks to fix the price of OPEC oil in a currency more stable than the U.S. dollar
Jun, 1978 - Vienna, Austria
International Monetary Fund-Jacques de Larosière
Saturday Jun 17, 1978 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Juneteenth-Milwaukee celebration was described as drawing over 100,000 attendees
Monday Jun 19, 1978 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan-Marriage
Tuesday Jul 4, 1978 - Turkey
Incandescent light bulb-Albon Man started Electro-Dynamic Light Company
Saturday Jul 8, 1978 - New York, U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Snowdens' divorce was finalized
Tuesday Jul 11, 1978 - England, United Kingdom
Russell Bufalino-The Extortion Attempt
Tuesday Aug 8, 1978 - New York, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-Martial law was declared in Isfahan
Thursday Aug 10, 1978 - Isfahan, Iran
Nicaraguan Revolution-The FSLN Staged a Massive Kidnapping Operation
Tuesday Aug 22, 1978 - Nicaragua
Kobe Bryant-Birth and Early Life
Wednesday Aug 23, 1978 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-Appointment of Jafar Sharif-Emami as prime minister
Saturday Aug 26, 1978 - Iran
Iranian Revolution-The large march of Eid-e-Fitr
Sunday Sep 3, 1978 - Tehran, Iran
Iranian Revolution-The Shah declared martial law in Tehran and 11 other major cities
Thursday Sep 7, 1978 - Tehran, Iran
Iranian Revolution-Workers' strike at Tehran's main oil refinery
Friday Sep 8, 1978 - Tehran, Iran
Iranian Revolution-Government workers' strike at Tehran's
Tuesday Sep 12, 1978 - Tehran, Iran
1973 oil crisis-Muslim leader Noori was arrested
Sep, 1978 - Iran
Jimmy Carter-Camp David Accords
Sunday Sep 17, 1978 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Pope John Paul II-The death of Pope John Paul I
Thursday Sep 28, 1978 - Vatican City
Iranian Revolution-The General Strike
Sep, 1978 - Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini-Visit to Paris
Friday Oct 6, 1978 - Paris, France
1973 oil crisis-Pipeline fire drops Iraqi production from 600,000 barrels per day to 300,000 barrels per day
Oct, 1978 - Iraq
Pope John Paul II-A Pope
Sunday Oct 22, 1978 - Vatican City
Indira Gandhi-The Chikmagalur Constituency Election
Oct, 1978 - Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India
Mikhail Gorbachev-Secretary of the Central Committee
Nov, 1978 - Russia
Iranian Revolution-agreement for a draft constitution that would be "Islamic and democratic"
Wednesday Nov 1, 1978 - Paris, France
Best Buy-Sound of Music operated nine stores throughout Minnesota
1978 - Minnesota, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-The Day Tehran Burned
Saturday Nov 4, 1978 - Tehran, Iran
Iranian Revolution-Appointment of a military government
Sunday Nov 5, 1978 - Iran
Diving horse-Loading of the pier
1978 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Iranian Revolution-The Muharram protests
Friday Dec 1, 1978 - Iran
Juan Carlos I-The People ratify on The New Constitution
Wednesday Dec 6, 1978 - Spain
Iranian Revolution-Tasu'a and Ashura marches
Dec, 1978 - Iran
Iranian Revolution-Demoralization of The Army
Sunday Dec 10, 1978 - Lavizan barracks, Tehran, Iran
Atari, Inc.-Nolan Bushnell leaving
Dec, 1978 - California, U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Snowdon married Lucy Lindsay-Hogg
Friday Dec 15, 1978 - England, United Kingdom
Jimmy Hoffa-F.I.S.T.
1978 - U.S.
Gary Webb-Webb worked as a reporter at the Kentucky Post
1978 - Kentucky, United States
Pedro López (serial killer)-López increased at murder and abduction
1978 - Peru
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth II endured visiting Romania's communist leader
Saturday Dec 23, 1978 - United Kingdom
Iranian Revolution-The return To Civilian Rule
Wednesday Dec 27, 1978 - Iran
Nintendo-Gunpei Yokoi Idea
1978 - Kyoto, Japan
Indira Gandhi-Arresting Indira
1978 - India