From the day
On the date
Sunday, December 17, 1978
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
Unexpectedly, A New and Normal Era Begins
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Le Freak
Chic
#1 at the box office
Superman
$3,685,756
The must-have
Simon (Memory Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Francis (1936)
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Milla Jovovich (1975)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1942)
- Manny Pacquiao (1978)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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
17,337 days ago
(47 years, 182 days)