February 1978

Wednesday 01:

Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Sunday 05:

The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters ever to hit New England, forms.

Monday 06:

The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4" an hour.

Wednesday 08:

Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcasted on radio for the first time.

Saturday 11:

Censorship: China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens.

Monday 13:

Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.

Thursday 16:

The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois).