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Monday, May 1, 1978

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The Headlines

Nikon Says He Preserved Tapes As Protection Against His Aides; Nixon Says Tapes Were Protection From Aides; Suspicious of Prosecutor; Oval Office Conversations; Dissuaded by Family

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Night Fever

Bee Gees

The must-have

Simon (Memory Game)

On This Day

  • Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1978

  • Nanu Nanu

Tech Check

GPS Satellites, LaserDisc & Space Invaders.

Cost of Living (1975)

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Gallon of Gas

$0.57

Average Home

$39,300

New Car

$4,950

Time Elapsed

17,567 days ago

(48 years, 47 days)