July 13, 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 13, 1978
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 13, 1978
President Deplores The Russian Trials As Blow To Liberty
Carter, Reacting To Trials In Soviet, Will Control Oil‐Technology Sales
Wide Rifts Persist At Mideast Meeting
World Events — July 1978
Time Person of the Year — 1978
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 13, 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 — July 13, 1978
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 13, 1978
On the field
Sports Champions — July 13, 1978
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