Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
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August
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
CIA Response to Marchetti Claim
CIA records addressed allegations publicized by Victor Marchetti that attempted to connect Sturgis and other former anti-Castro operatives with President Kennedy's assassination.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
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
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
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
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
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
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
Victor Marchetti published an article about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper The Spotlight.
HSCA Allegations
Is named in allegations discussed around the committee investigation.
HSCA Allegations
Is named in allegations examined during the committee period.
Spotlight Article Allegation
Victor Marchetti published an article alleging that assassination investigators possessed a CIA memorandum implicating Sturgis and others; the allegation remained contested.
The Spotlight Article
Publishes allegations concerning CIA files and assassination suspects.
September
Voyager 1 Asteroid Belt Crossing
Voyager 1 completes its passage through the asteroid belt while continuing toward Jupiter.
Camp David Accords
Mediates the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, building on the post-1973 diplomatic process.
Peace Negotiations at Camp David
Hosts Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin at Camp David to negotiate a peace framework.
Rule of Sinai
The Camp David framework sets out the return of Sinai to Egypt in exchange for peace with Israel.
HSCA Testimony
Trafficante testified before the HSCA on September 28, 1978, denying foreknowledge of or participation in President Kennedy's assassination and denying that he had threatened the President.
World Champion
Ali regains his title after winning the rematch against Leon Spinks
October
Airline Deregulation Act
The Act phases out federal control of airline routes and fares.
Humphrey-Hawkins Act
Carter signs the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, formalising employment and price-stability objectives and requiring regular Federal Reserve testimony to Congress about monetary policy and economic conditions.
November
An American Prayer
Releases music around Morrison poetry recordings.
An American Prayer
Helps assemble An American Prayer from Morrison poetry.
December
Pioneer Venus Orbiter
Pioneer Venus Orbiter becomes the first American spacecraft to enter orbit around Venus.
Pioneer Venus Probe Entry
The Pioneer Venus probes enter the atmosphere at widely separated locations to sample Venus simultaneously.
Pioneer Venus Surface Transmission
One Pioneer Venus small probe survives impact and continues transmitting from the surface for more than an hour.
Nobel Prize
Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Nobel Prize
Wilson receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Peoples Republic of China
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
Recognition of the Peoples Republic of China & severs
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
Parole from Lompoc Prison
Is paroled after serving eighteen months at the federal minimum-security prison in Lompoc, California, for his Watergate convictions.
Anti-Castro Group Draft Finding
The committee's final findings stated that anti-Castro Cuban groups, as groups, were not involved in Kennedy's assassination.
Cuban Government Draft Finding
The committee concluded from the available evidence that the Cuban Government was not involved in Kennedy's assassination.
Other events (month unknown)
1st Woman in Space
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
544 Camp Street Review
The HSCA confirmed that Ferrie was working at least part time in 1963 in the building whose 544 Camp Street address appeared on some of Oswald's Fair Play for Cuba Committee handouts.
A Wedding Film
Robert Altman directed A Wedding in 1978, an ensemble satire set around a large family wedding.
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