June 3, 1978
A Big Mac cost $0.83 that summer of 1978, and the Dow Jones sat at 805 — while NATO and the Soviet Union traded warnings over African conflicts and arms reductions in central Europe, the Cold War remained a constant backdrop to ordinary American life. On movie screens and radio stations, "Grease" was the top-grossing film of the summer with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John drawing massive crowds, while Andy Gibb held the number-one spot on the charts with "Shadow Dancing." On June 22, astronomer James Christy at the U.S. Naval Observatory discovered Charon, a previously unknown moon orbiting Pluto, marking the first major addition to the known Pluto system and expanding humanity's understanding of the outer solar system.
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Magazine Covers — June 3, 1978
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 3, 1978
Israeli Government Takes Up U.S. Inquiry On Peace Proposals; Cabinet Makes No Decisions Washington, In An Effort To Revive Talks, Is Seeking Clarification Of Cogin'S Plan For West Bank; Pre Anwar El‐Sadat Of Egypt 11:K Rejeted The Begin Plan For The West Bank. Although He Has Not Put Forth Counterproposal Of His Own, Insisting* Instead That For Negotiations To Proceed The Israelis Should Be Willing To Withdraw To The Borders That Existed Beforti The 1967 War And To Allow Palestinian Elf
World Events — June 1978
Time Person of the Year — 1978
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 3, 1978
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1977–78 Season
Emmy Winners — 1978
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 3, 1978
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 3, 1978
On the field
Sports Champions — June 3, 1978
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