1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). 1978 - Events. January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 - Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead. January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. January 6 - The Hungarian Holy Crown (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) returned to Hungary from the U ...

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1978 - January. January 13 - Hubert H. Humphrey, U.S Vice President and Senator (b. 1911) January 13 - Joe McCarthy, baseball manager (b. 1887) January 14 - Harold Abrahams, English athlete (b. 1899) January 14 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian-born mathematician (b. 1906) January 22 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (b. 1894) January 23 - Terry Kath, American musician (Chicago) (b. 1946) January 23 - Jack Oakie, ...

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Mitsubishi launched the Mirage as a three-door, front-wheel-drive, hatchback in 1978, as a response to the first fuel crisis some years before. It had a distinctive design with large windows and Mitsubishi's 'Supershift' transmission (four speeds, but two modes). A five-door joined the range in 1979. This version of the Mirage was exported to the United States as the Dodge Colt and Plymouth Champ from 1979 and received the highest EPA fuel economy rating that year. ...

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A downsized Regal appeared for 1978 with a new turbocharged version of Buick's venerable 231 in³ (3.8L) V6, a combination that lasted 9 years and helped give the Regal an unexpected reputation for performance. Despite the model's newfound performance, it was still hampered (from a performance perspective) by a soft suspension, small wheels and tires and the unavailability of a manual transmission, largely because the intermediate personal luxury market was the Regal's intended ...

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The 1978 Cutlass moved to a new version of the G-body with a shorter wheelbase. A mild restyle came in 1981. This Cutlass was lighter than earlier versions at around 3300 lb (1500 kg). The G-body version offers enough engine compartment room for larger engine swaps quite easily and this is the best way to gain back performance from this emission-choked year. 455s from earlier years will fit with minimal modifications and if the car was originally a 260, the engine mounts will line up when swapping a 455. Some G-body Cutlasses were powered with a Chevrolet 305 (5.0 L) to which the popular 350 Che ...

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All GM intermediate-sized cars including the Monte Carlo were downsized for the 1978 model year in response to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and CAFE requirements. The '78 model was 700-800 pounds lighter and some 15 inches shorter than the '77 version. The engine compartment was also smaller as the 350 and 400 cubic-inch V8s offered the previous year were dropped in favor of a standard 231 cubic-inch V6 built by Buick or optional Chevy 305 cubic-inch V8. The three-speed manual transmission reappeared for the first time in several years as stand ...

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January 16 - 1978 NASA Group - USA Due to the long delay between the last Apollo mission and the first flight of the Space Shuttle in 1981, only few astronauts from the older groups stayed with NASA. Thus in 1978 a new group of 35 astronauts was selected after 9 years without new astronauts, including the first female astronauts, and also the first black astronaut Guion Bluford. Roughly every two years a new group was selected since then. Two different astronaut groups were formed, pilots and mission specialists. Addition ...

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1978 - January. January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 - Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead. January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. January 6 - The Hungarian Holy Crown (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) returned to Hungary from the United States where it was held after World War II. January 7 - Emilio Palma is born in Antarctica, making ...

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See also: 1977 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1978 in music - Events. January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. April 22 - The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. The duo of Jake & Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) was introduced by Paul Shaffer (as Don Kirschner) and performed "Hey Bartender". Ap ...

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See also: 1977 in film 1978 1979 in film 1970s in film years in film film 1978 in film - Events. February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strike ...

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The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. Sadat also said he wanted them to be called the Carter Accords. Camp David Accords 1978 - Background. Upon assuming office on January 20, 1977, President Carter moved to rejuvenate the Middle Eastern ...

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Dawn of the Dead is a zombie horror film, the second in George A. Romero's Living Dead series of films (following 1968's Night of the Living Dead). In addition to launching the so-called "splatter craze" in horror films, Dawn of the Dead received much critical acclaim for, among other things, the subtext involving American consumerism and materialism. It features the tagline "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk th ...

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The 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention is regarded to be the watershed political event in the modern State of Hawaii. The convention established term limits for state office holders, provided a requirement for an annual balanced budget, laid the groundwork for the return of federal land such as the island of Kahoolawe, and most importantly created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in an effort to right the wrongs done towards native Hawaiians since the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893. The event also created an ambitio ...

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1978 in aviation - January. January 1 - British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley, and Scottish Aviation are absorbed into British Aerospace 1978 in aviation - April. April 1 - The Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team officially becomes the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron. April 18 - the Vickers Viscount becomes the first turboprop airliner to see 25 years in service April 20 - a Korean Airlines Boeing 707 makes a crash landing after being attacked by Soviet fighters over the Kola P ...

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1 special election held due to death of James Allen (D-AL) 2 special election held due to death of Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN) ...

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One of the major problems with the Blizzard of 1978 was the lack of knowledge about the storm's severity. Because weather forecasting in New England is difficult, meteorologists had developed a reputation as being inaccurate. In areas where the storm had been well reported in advance, some people chose to ignore the reports. Forecasting techniques and technology had improved dramatically in the 1970s, but the public was still quite skeptical. Because of this, people did not have enough tim ...

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Men's golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Gary Player June - US Open - Andy North July - British Open - Jack Nicklaus August - PGA Championship - John Mahaffey PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Watson - $362,429 Women's golf US Women's Open - Hollis Stacy LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez: leading money winner on ...

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1978 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Bucky Dent, MVP American League Championship Series: New York Yankees (East) over Kansas City Royals (West) (3-1) National League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (West) over Philadelphia Phillies (East) (3-1); Steve Garvey, MVP All-Star Game, July 11 at San Diego Stadium: ...

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1978 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1978 in television - 1950s. Truth or Consequences (1950-1988). Love of Life (1951-1980). Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986). Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). American Bandstand (1952-1 ...

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