14 January 1978Winterland BallroomJohnny Rotten
Plays the final show of the original Sex Pistols era at Winterland during the American tour.
Historical records for United States of America in 1978, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Plays the final show of the original Sex Pistols era at Winterland during the American tour.
Performs at Winterland as the American tour collapses around the original Sex Pistols line-up.
The committee requested access to prior Senate intelligence testimony, including material involving Frank Sturgis and Warren DeBruey.
The HSCA requested access to earlier Senate intelligence testimony involving Sturgis as part of its renewed Kennedy investigation.
Records performances later issued as Bob Dylan at Budokan.
Ali loses his title to Leon Spinks
Death of John Cazale
The HSCA specifically requested CIA records concerning Carlos Bringuier, his DRE role, and his earlier testimony about Oswald.
The committee asked CIA for files on numerous anti-Castro Cuban activists and organizations relevant to its Kennedy investigation.
The HSCA requested CIA records concerning Bosch because of his leadership of the anti-Castro MIRR organization and its relevance to the committee's Cuban inquiry.
The HSCA requested CIA files concerning Orlando Bosch and his leadership of the anti-Castro MIRR organization.
CIA material supplied to the HSCA included references to Sergio Arcacha Smith within files dealing with the Garrison investigation and Cuban exile activity.
The committee took Bringuier's deposition and compared his account of Oswald's 1963 New Orleans contacts with Warren Commission evidence.
Bringuier gave a deposition to the House Select Committee on Assassinations concerning Oswald's New Orleans contacts and anti-Castro Cuban activity.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter launches to study Venus's atmosphere, ionosphere, gravity field and cloud-hidden surface.
Releases Darkness on the Edge of Town, a tougher album shaped by work, struggle and responsibility.
Releases Street-Legal.
Robert Harrington helps confirm and calculate the orbit of Pluto's newly discovered moon, later named Charon.
James Christy identifies evidence of Pluto's first known moon, later named Charon, in photographic observations.
NASA Seasat demonstrates spaceborne synthetic aperture radar over oceans.
New photographs from the U.S. Naval Observatory confirm that the recurring elongation beside Pluto is caused by an orbiting satellite.
Dryer said that Lancelot told him shortly after the Kennedy assassination that a "substantial" sum of money, 200,000 or 250,000 dollars, had been deposited in Mohrenschildts account.
Dryer said that Mohrenschildt had claimed he came to Haiti to scout for oil, but Dryer stated that "I could never figure out what he did. " Dryer expressed the belief that Mohrenschildt had "some intelligence connection"
Dryer's relationship with Lancelot included passing messages for her to people in the United States whom Dryer assumed were connected to the CIA.
Joseph Dryer told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he and Mohrenschildt were associated with Jacqueline Lancelot.
Dryer said that Lancelot told him shortly after the Kennedy assassination that a "substantial" sum of money, 200000 or 250000 dollars, had been deposited in Mohrenschildt's account.
Dryer said that Mohrenschildt had claimed he came to Haiti to scout for oil, but Dryer stated that "I could never figure out what he did. " Dryer expressed the belief that Mohrenschildt had "some intelligence connection"
Dryer's relationship with Lancelot included passing messages for her to people in the United States whom Dryer assumed were connected to the CIA.
Joseph Dryer told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he and Mohrenschildt were associated with Jacqueline Lancelot.
Dryer said that Lancelot told him shortly after the Kennedy assassination that a "substantial" sum of money, 200000 or 250000 dollars, had been deposited in Mohrenschildt's account.
Dryer said that Mohrenschildt had claimed he came to Haiti to scout for oil, but Dryer stated that "I could never figure out what he did. " Dryer expressed the belief that Mohrenschildt had "some intelligence connection"
Dryer's relationship with Lancelot included passing messages for her to people in the United States whom Dryer assumed were connected to the CIA.
Joseph Dryer told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he and Mohrenschildt were associated with Jacqueline Lancelot.
Testifies about Lancelot and Mohrenschildt-related contacts.
Is discussed in testimony concerning George de Mohrenschildt contacts.
The discovery of Pluto's moon is formally announced to astronomers through IAU Circular 3241.
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launches carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes toward Venus.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
CIA records addressed allegations publicized by Victor Marchetti that attempted to connect Sturgis and other former anti-Castro operatives with President Kennedy's assassination.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
Is named in allegations discussed around the committee investigation.
Is named in allegations examined during the committee period.
Is named in allegations connected to Marchetti's article.
Victor Marchetti published an article alleging that assassination investigators possessed a CIA memorandum implicating Sturgis and others; the allegation remained contested.
Publishes allegations concerning CIA files and assassination suspects.
Voyager 1 completes its passage through the asteroid belt while continuing toward Jupiter.
Mediates the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, building on the post-1973 diplomatic process.
Hosts Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin at Camp David to negotiate a peace framework.
The Camp David framework sets out the return of Sinai to Egypt in exchange for peace with Israel.
Ali regains his title after winning the rematch against Leon Spinks
The Act phases out federal control of airline routes and fares.
Releases music around Morrison poetry recordings.
Helps assemble An American Prayer from Morrison poetry.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter becomes the first American spacecraft to enter orbit around Venus.
The Pioneer Venus probes enter the atmosphere at widely separated locations to sample Venus simultaneously.
One Pioneer Venus small probe survives impact and continues transmitting from the surface for more than an hour.
Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Wilson receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
The committee's final findings stated that anti-Castro Cuban groups, as groups, were not involved in Kennedy's assassination.
The committee concluded from the available evidence that the Cuban Government was not involved in Kennedy's assassination.
Sally Ride is one of 8,000 people to answer an advertisement in a newspaper seeking applicants for the space program, as a result, she joins NASA in 1978
Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Annie Hall"
Walken wins an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter
Investigates possible anti-Castro Cuban links to the assassination.
The committee conducted interviews and depositions concerning anti-Castro Cuban networks that had operated in New Orleans, Miami, and elsewhere.
The HSCA examined Sturgis within its broader inquiry into anti-Castro Cuban networks while distinguishing documented activity from assassination allegations.
Reviews the authenticity and evidentiary value of Oswald backyard photographs.
To the tight of the "Badge Man" some researchers claim there is also a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade and heard a shot fired from his left
Releases Badlands, a defining anthem from Darkness on the Edge of Town.
During its Cuba investigation, the committee directly raised with Fidel Castro the question of Cuban government involvement in Kennedy's assassination.
Harrington calculates the expected positions of Pluto's suspected satellite, supporting the conclusion that the observed bulge is an orbiting moon.
Examines CIA handling of information connected to Oswald and Mexico City.
Writes & directs, "Coma"
Publication of "The Coup"
Investigates whether the Cuban government was involved.
The committee reported that Cuban authorities supplied written material and made citizens available for interviews during the assassination inquiry.
Releases "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
The UK Labour Government invest 55 million pounds for 2,500 jobs
Directs The Deer Hunter, the picture becomes a massive critical and commercial success, and won a number of Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture
Writes and directs the gloomy drama "Interiors", in the style of the late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, one of Allens major influences
Calls for voluntary wage restraint & reduction of private borrowing
First elected Governor of Arkansas, the youngest to be elected Governor since 1938
Stars in Every Which Way But Loose, one of his biggest commercial successes.
Stars in Every Which Way But Loose
Reviews FBI investigative performance after the assassination.
Former Cuban consuls Eusebio Azcue and Alfredo Mirabal were permitted to testify publicly about the Mexico City consulate and Oswald's visa effort.
House investigators reviewed federal records on Frank Sturgis, his aliases, Cuban revolutionary service, and later anti-Castro activities.
Joins Genesis as touring guitarist and bassist, becoming a long-term stage collaborator.
House investigators examined Sturgis within a broader review of anti-Castro Cuban networks, exile operations, and possible individual involvement in the assassination.
The HSCA assembled and reviewed biographical material on Sturgis, including his Cuban revolutionary service and later anti-Castro activities.
House investigators examined CIA counterintelligence handling of Oswald and Cuba-related material as part of their assessment of agency performance.
DeBruey told House investigators that Oswald had not been his informant and denied ever knowingly meeting him before the assassination investigation.
Hosty told congressional investigators that Oswald had never been an FBI informant and that he would have known of any such Dallas relationship.
House investigators reviewed Lorenz's accounts concerning anti-Castro Cuban figures and alleged pre-assassination contacts while testing those claims against other evidence.
The HSCA evaluated Lorenz's statements concerning Sturgis and other anti-Castro activists rather than accepting her assassination allegations without corroboration.
The HSCA's final investigative work did not identify Sturgis as a proven participant in the assassination conspiracy it considered probable.
The House committee criticized aspects of testimony concerning the destroyed note and the omitted address-book entry while continuing its FBI review.
The House Select Committee on Assassinations examined why Hosty's information appeared in Oswald's address book and why it was omitted from an early FBI report.
The House Select Committee examined Hosty's destruction of Oswald's note and the conflicting accounts of who ordered it destroyed.
House investigators reviewed Hosty's November 1963 contacts with Ruth and Marina Oswald when assessing allegations of an Oswald-FBI relationship.
Reviews Jack Ruby's contacts and possible organized crime links.
The 1978 House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations agreed with the Single-Bullet Theory but differed on the time frame
Reviews Marina Oswald testimony and related evidence from prior investigations.
To the tight of the "Badge Man" some researchers claim there is also a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade and heard a shot fired from his left
Winner of the NCAA singles & team titles
Investigates whether organized crime had a role in the assassination.
Studies Oswald's Mexico City visit and related agency records.
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter begins radar observations that reveal broad topographic features beneath Venus's clouds.
Signs a Treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate
Reviews Secret Service protection failures before the assassination.
Reviews the single bullet theory and timing evidence.
Investigates whether the Soviet government was involved.
Releases Street Hassle, mixing spoken narrative, rock arrangements and stark urban storytelling.
Studio Tan is released, including the extended narrative composition The Adventures of Greggery Peccary.
Publication of "The Coup"
Walken wins an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter
Publication of "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon"
Signs a Treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate
Committee investigators traveled to Cuba to pursue allegations of Cuban involvement and to seek documents, witnesses, and official responses.
Pioneer Venus measurements strengthen evidence that the planet's global cloud deck consists mainly of sulfuric acid droplets.
Releases Zappa in New York, drawn largely from concerts at the Palladium and featuring elaborate ensemble arrangements.
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