8 March 1978 March 7, 2015 Author: Staff The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is first broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow -- red, yellow, brown, black and white -- and we're all precious in God's sight." Jesse Jackson — Click here for more from Jesse Jackson Related posts: 12 October 1979 8 March 1978 14 March 1978 22 March 1978 17 September 1978 19 February 1978 12 June 1978 17 September 1978 11 September 1978 20 February 1978 Categories: History Tags: 1978, 8 March