When This Dropped

November 16, 1978

President
Carter
Dow (EOY)
805
Gas/gal
$0.63
Big Mac
$0.83
Min Wage
$2.65

That fall of 1978, gas ran $0.63 a gallon and Carter was in the White House — the Camp David Accords had just been signed, with Carter brokering a historic peace framework between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. On the radio, Exile's "Kiss You All Over" was the dominant hit of the season, while audiences were packing theaters to see "Animal House," the raucous college comedy that became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The New York Yankees clinched the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second straight year, and on October 8, Australian Ken Warby set the world water speed record at 317.6 mph in his jet-powered boat "Spirit of Australia" at Blowering Dam — a record that still stands today.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — November 16, 1978

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of November 16, 1978

Cairo Aide Reports To U.S. And Israelis On Treaty Linkage

Begin Rejects Plan For Link In Treaty To The Palestinians

Israelis Back Pact As Proposed By U.S, Reject A Timetable

World Events — November 1978

Time Person of the Year — 1978

Anwar Sadat
Person of the Year
Anwar Sadat

On the radio

Billboard Charts — November 16, 1978

MacArthur Park
Donna Summer
Hot 100 #1
"MacArthur Park"
Donna Summer
52nd Street
Billy Joel
Billboard 200 #1
"52nd Street"
Billy Joel

Grammy Awards

Saturday Night Fever
Bee Gees
Grammy Album of the Year
"Saturday Night Fever"
Bee Gees
Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel
Grammy Song of the Year
"Just the Way You Are"
Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel
Grammy Record of the Year
"Just the Way You Are"
Billy Joel
A Taste of Honey
Grammy Best New Artist
A Taste of Honey

On the bookshelf

Chesapeake
James Michener
NYT Fiction #1
"Chesapeake"
James Michener
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries…
Erma Bombeck
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries…"
Erma Bombeck
Elbow Room
James Alan McPherson
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"Elbow Room"
James Alan McPherson
Blood Tie
Mary Lee Settle
National Book Award Fiction
"Blood Tie"
Mary Lee Settle
Samuel Johnson
W. Jackson Bate
National Book Award Nonfiction
"Samuel Johnson"
W. Jackson Bate

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1978–79 Season

Laverne & Shirley
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Laverne & Shirley
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1978–79 Season

Emmy Winners — 1978

Lou Grant
Emmy Drama Series
Lou Grant
Taxi
Emmy Comedy Series
Taxi
Ron Leibman
Kaz
Emmy Lead Actor
Ron Leibman
Kaz
Mariette Hartley
The Incredible Hulk
Emmy Lead Actress
Mariette Hartley
The Incredible Hulk

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 16, 1978

Magic
Box Office #1
Magic
Annie Hall
Oscar Best Picture
Annie Hall
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Oscar Best Director
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Jon Voight
Coming Home
Oscar Best Actor
Jon Voight
Coming Home
Jane Fonda
Coming Home
Oscar Best Actress
Jane Fonda
Coming Home

Ebert 4-Star Films — November 16, 1978

An Unmarried Woman
4-Star Review
An Unmarried Woman
Blue Collar
4-Star Review
Blue Collar
Coming Home
4-Star Review
Coming Home
Days of Heaven
4-Star Review
Days of Heaven
Gates of Heaven
4-Star Review
Gates of Heaven

On the field

Sports Champions — November 16, 1978

Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys
def. Denver Broncos
World Series
New York Yankees
def. Los Angeles Dodgers
NBA Champion
Washington Bullets
def. Seattle SuperSonics
Stanley Cup
Montreal Canadiens
def. Boston Bruins

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