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Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6, 1978), also known by her married name Ethelda Schlatke, was an American competition swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association, a three-time world record breaking 1920 Olympic gold medalist, and a former world record-holder in multiple events. She was one of the first women to compete ...
The message informed all recipients that "Digital will be giving a product presentation of the newest members of the DECsystem-2020 family," inviting them to attend sessions on May 9 and May 11 at hotel lobbies in Los Angeles and San Mateo, and invited them to "please feel free to contact the nearest DEC Office for more information about the ...
1978 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.
On 19 May the 2e REP were flown from Kinshasa to Kolwezi, 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) away. At 14:30, a 450-man first wave jumped from a 250 metres (820 ft) altitude into the old hippodrome of the city. The drop was performed under fire from light infantry weapons, and six men were wounded as they landed, while another was isolated from his unit ...
May 1 – Edgar Church, comic book collector (born 1888) May 6 – Ethelda Bleibtrey, Olympic swimmer (born 1902) [18] May 12 – Louis Zukofsky, modernist poet (born 1904) May 14 – Bill Lear, inventor and businessman (born 1902) May 16 – William Steinberg, conductor (born 1899) May 22 Joe Colombo, gangster (born 1923) Aubrey Fitch, admiral ...
May 6, 1978 () In order to claim an inheritance, a young bachelor ( Paul Williams ) has a week to marry; A widow ( Michele Lee ), posing as an adventuress, captures the Captain's heart; A chauvinist ( Richard Gautier ) angers his fiancée ( Barbara Rhoades ), who finds comfort in Doc; A tabloid reporter ( Marcia Wallace ) uses sex as the ...
Kenny Rogers had three number ones in 1978. Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1978, 31 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by ...
March 11, 1978 () 7: 7 "The Funny Girl" / "Butch and Sundance" ... May 6, 1978 13: 13 "Fool for a Client" / "Double Your Pleasure" ... February 12, 1983 () 122: 14 ...