Date in year · 1978 · The 1970s
On August 13, 1978, one hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War. 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 13, 1978
Palestinians are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. They represent a highly homogenized community who share a cultural and ethnic identity, speak Palestinian Arabic and share close linguistic, and cultural ties with other Levantine Arabs.
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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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Arab ethnonational group of the Levant
Palestinians are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. They represent a highly homogenized community who share a cultural and ethnic identity, speak Palestinian Arabic and share close linguistic, and cultural ties with other Levantine Arabs.
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