Date in year · 1978 · The 1970s
On August 22, 1978, nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages. The year's #1 song was "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb. Antonio de Nigris, Mirka Federer, Anamaria Marinca would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 22, 1978
The Nicaraguan Revolution, or Sandinista Revolution was an armed conflict that took place in the Central American nation of Nicaragua between 1961 to 1990.
Around 1978
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.
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1961–1990 anti-Somoza revolution and Sandinista rule
The Nicaraguan Revolution, or Sandinista Revolution was an armed conflict that took place in the Central American nation of Nicaragua between 1961 to 1990.
Proposed U.S. constitutional amendment
The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would have given the District of Columbia full representation in the United States Congress, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. It would have also repealed the Twenty-third Amendment, which granted the District of Columbia the same number of electoral votes as that of the least populous state but gave it no role in contingent elections.
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