| World Series Champions: |
New York Yankees |
| Superbowl XII Champions: |
Dallas Cowboys |
| NBA Champions: |
Washington Bullets |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Montreal Canadiens |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Andy North |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Jimmy Connors/Christine Marie Evert |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Bjorn Borg/Martina Navratilova |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Alabama & USC |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Kentucky |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Affirmed |
| World Cup (Soccer): |
Argentina |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Farrah Fawcett, Suzanne Somers, Lynda
Carter, Cheryl Tiegs, Iman, Christie Brinkley |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily"
- John Belushi in 'National Lampoon's Animal House'
"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through
life son"
- John Vernon in'National Lampoon's Animal House'
"Za Plane! Za Plane Boss!"
-Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize)
"Nanoo Nanoo!"
Robin Williams as Mork (from Ork)
"Toga! Toga!"
"Food Fight"
- John Belushi as John "Bluto" Blutarsky,
in 'National Lampoon's Animal House'
"We're From France"
-The Coneheads, on Saturday Night Live
"Here’s to good friends."
- Lowenbrau beer
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Deng Xiaoping |
| Miss America: |
Susan Perkins (Columbus, OH) |
| Miss USA: |
Judi Anderson (Hawaii) |
| The Scandals: |
The FBI set up "Abdul Enterprises, Ltd."
and posed as Middle Eastern businessmen. They videotaped
talks with government officials, where they offered
money in return for political favors to a fictional
middle eastern businessman. 11 U.S. government officials
were out of a job after this bribery and conspiracy
scandal.
There has been some debate about 3M's Post-it notes.
The product was used in a marketing campaign in 1978
as 'Post N Peel' , and sold nationally in 1980 as
'Post-it Notes.' New products are in 'test mode' all
the time. We say 1980.
12 year-old Brooke Sheilds stars in Pretty Baby,
a film about a whorehouse.
The Twinkie Defense appeared. Dan White killed Harvey
Milk and George Moscone. The jury agreed that he had
diminished mental capacity from eating too many twinkies.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid! Jim Jones gets 909 followers
to commit suicide (including many children) by drinking
poisoned Kool-Aid in his Jonestown commune.
The Unabomber sent his first bomb to Professor Buckley
Crist at Northwestern University. Result: slight injury
to officer Terry Markman.
Rock Star Death: Keith Moon (accidental overdose
of perscription medication)
A computer "testing malfunction" caused
the United State's Defense System to go from an "at
ease" DEFCON 1 to a "fire up the missiles"
DEFCON 5.
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| Nerd News: |
Ben and Jerry opened their first ice cream parlor
in Burlington, Vermont.
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made it to the
top of Mount Everest, the first to do so without supplementary
oxygen.
The first Test Tube Baby, Louis Brown was born.
Home Depot was founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Aveda shampoo was invented by Horst Rechelbacher.
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1978: $162,000
Actor Marlon Brando was paid $3.7 million and a percentage
of the profits for twelve shooting days playing Jor-El,
Superman's father, in the superhero flick Superman.
For ten minutes of screen time, Brando earned $14
million.
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| The Habit: |
Simon, Toga Parties, watching Grease,
and singing along. |
| 1st appearances & 1978's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Hungry Hungry Hippos, Simon |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
The Deer Hunter |
1978 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
2. Happy Days (ABC)
3. Mork & Mindy (ABC)
4. Three's Company (ABC)
5. Angie (ABC)
6. 60 Minutes (CBS)
7. M*A*S*H (CBS)
8. The Ropers (ABC)
9. All In The Family (CBS)
10. Taxi (ABC) |
1979 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 24, 1977 - January 13, 1978:
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
January 14 - February 3:
Baby Come Back - Player
February 4 - March 3:
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
March 4 - March 17:
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
March 18 - May 12:
Night Fever - Bee Gees
May 13 - May 19:
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
May 20 - June 2:
With A Little Luck - Wings
June 3 - June 9:
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and
Deniece Williams
June 10 - June 16:
You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John
June 17 - August 4:
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
August 5 - August 11:
Miss You - The Rolling Stones
August 12 - August 25:
Three Times A Lady - Commodores
August 26 - September 8:
Grease - Frankie Valli
September 9 - October 27:
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
October 28 - November 3:
Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
November 4 - November 10:
You Needed Me - Anne Murray
November 11 - December 1:
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
December 2 - December 8:
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and
Neil Diamond
December 9 - January 5:
Le Freak - Chic
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