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1978
The 20th Century Almanac · The Seventies

1978

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Italy was shaken by the Red Brigades' kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, the world's first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in England, and smallpox was declared eradicated. Sandinista guerrillas seized Nicaragua's National Palace as revolution loomed.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
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Nobel · Literature
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World Series
New York Yankees vs. LA Dodgers Series:
No. 1 Song
Baby Come Back
Top TV
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Academy · Actor
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Major Events of 1978

5 events
Indira Gandhi Expelled From ParliamentAldo Moro KilledSandista Guerillas Seize HostagesSmallpox EradicatedFirst Birth Due to Invitro

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1978

Champions

NBAWashington Bullets vs. Seattle Supersonics Series: 4-3
NCAA FootballAlabama & USC Record: 11-1-0 & 12-1-0
Heisman TrophyBilly Sims, oklahoma, RB points: 827
Stanley CupMontreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Series: 4-2 Super Bowl XII:Dallas Cowboys vs.Denver Broncos Score: 27-10 US Open Golf: Andy North Score: 285 Course: Cherry Hills CC Location: Denver, CO
World SeriesNew York Yankees vs. LA Dodgers Series: 4-2

Top Music of 1978

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Baby Come Back Player
  2. Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
  3. Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb
  4. Night Fever Bee Gees
  5. If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman
  6. With a Little Luck Wings
  7. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
  8. You're the One That I Want John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
  9. Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb
  10. Miss You Rolling Stones

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"Just the Way You Are" ... Billy Joel Best Song: "Just the Way You Are" ... Billy Joel Best Album: "Saturday Night Fever" ... Soundtrack Album Male Vocalist: Barry Manilow ... "Copacabana (At the Copa)" Female Vocalist: Barbra Streisand ... Anne Murray ... "You Needed Me"

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Grease
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  3. National Lampoon's Animal House
  4. Jaws 2
  5. Heaven Can Wait
  6. The Goodbye Girl
  7. Star Wars (reissue)
  8. Hooper
  9. Foul Play
  10. Revenge of the Pink Panther