BACK IN 1978
WHAT THINGS COST...
Avg. Income: 17k/yr.
Postage Stamp: $0.15
Gallon of Milk: $1.44
Loaf of Bread: $0.33
Dozen Eggs $0.82
Gallon of Gas: $0.63
Movie Ticket: $2.00
New Car: $5,400
New Home: $54,800
Monthly Rent: $260
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MINIMUM WAGE
$2.65 per hour
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39th U.S. PRESIDENT
James "Jimmy" Carter
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U.S. POPULATION
222 Million
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WORLD POPULATION HIT
4,30 Billion
70's SLANG
Psyche!
Just kidding
Far Out!
Cool
Dream On
Unrealistic'
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
BHS State Class A Boys Wrestling
CHS State Boys Golf
In Style...
WOMEN
Polyester
Flared trousers
Platform shoes
Farrah Fawcett Flicks
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In Style...
MEN
V-neck velour shirts
Turtlenecks
Chest hair
Sideburns
Afros
Mullets
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IN THE NEWS...
*The Great Blizzard of 1978
*NASA unveils the first group of women astronauts.
*US Teachers strike to extend summer holidays for thousands of students.
*The world's first human conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the United Kingdom.
* Japanese explorer becomes first person to reach North Pole.
* The very first "Garfield" comic strip is published in U.S. newspapers.
*Sony introduces the Walkman, the first portable stereo.
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ON THE BIG SCREEN
Jaws 2
Grease​
Hooper
Convoy
Superman
Halloween
Pretty Baby
Up In Smoke
Heaven Can Wait
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
Every Which Way But Loose
National Lampoon's Animal House
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POPULAR TV SHOWS
M*A*S*H
Laverne & Shirley
Three's Company
Mork & Mindy
Happy Days
All In The Family
60 Minutes
Angie
Taxi
ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
Best Actress: Diane Keaton
Best Director: Woody Allen
Best Picture: Annie Hall
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
NFL Super Bowl: Dallas Cowboys
NBA: Washington Bullets
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens
World Series: New York Yankees
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SOME HIT SONGS
Miss You - The Rolling Stones
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Roxanne - The Police
Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones
Who Are You - The Who
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Hot Blooded - Double Vision
Werewolves of London - Warren Even
Provide It All Night - Bruce Springsteen
You're The One That I Want - Grease
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
Three Times A Lady - Commodores
Night Fever - The Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
How Deep Is Your Love - The Bees Gees
You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
Baby Come Back - Player
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