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Time Capsule - 1978

Time Capsule - 1978

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Graduation Program

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1978 Fun Facts

    • Apples (Granny Smith): 29 cents a pound
    • Bacon: $1.89 for a one-pound package
    • Beef (sirloin steak): $1.49 a pound
    • Bread (rye): 79 cents for a two-pound loaf
    • Cake (Pepperidge Farm, layer): $1.19 for a 17-ounce package
    • Cake mix (Betty Crocker): 59 cents for a 18.5-ounce box
    • Cereal (Cheerios): 69 cents for a 15-ounce box
    • Cheese (Borden, American singles): $1.49 for a 16-ounce package
    • Cherries (Bing): 69 cents a pound
    • Eggs: 59 cents a dozen
    • Fish (Chicken of the Sea, tuna): 59 cents for a 6.5-ounce can
    • Folgers coffee: $1.90 for a one-pound can
    • Grapes: 69 cents a pound
    • Ground beef: 98 cents a pound
    • Ham (smoked, rump cut): $1.09 a pound
    • Hot dogs (Toban’s, kosher): $1.69 for a one-pound package
    • Juice (Minute Maid, frozen, orange): 79 cents for a 12-ounce can
    • Land O’Lakes butter: $1.33 for a one-pound package
    • Lettuce (iceberg): 48 cents for a large head
    • Margarine: 59 cents for a one-pound package
    • Marshmallows (Ann Page): 49 cents for a 16-ounce package
    • Milk: $1.33 a gallon
    • Mustard (Gulden’s, spicy brown): 26 cents for an eight-ounce jar
    • Onions: Five pounds for $1.00
    • Oranges: 10 for 99 cents
    • Peaches: Three pounds for $1.00
    • Pickles (B&G): 99 cents for a quart jar
    • Pie (Mrs. Smith’s, apple): 99 cents for a 26-ounce package
    • Pineapple: 29 cents a pound
    • Pork & beans (Campbell’s): Four 16-ounce cans for $1.00
    • Pork roast: $1.33 a pound
    • Pot roast: 79 cents per pound
    • Potato chips (Wise): 69 cents for an eight-ounce bag
    • Potatoes: 98 cents for a five-pound bag
    • Roasting chickens: 98 cents a pound
    • Soda (C&C cola): Six 12-ounce cans for 69 cents
    • Sweet potatoes: 14 cents a pound
    • Tomatoes: 49 cents a pound
    • Watermelon: 10 cents a pound
    • Yogurt (Light & Lively): Three eight-ounce cups for $1.00

    • President: Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia)
    • Vice President: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota)
    • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
    • Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
    • Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)

    • In 1978, the most popular baby names for boys were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, and James. 
    • In 1978, the most popular baby names for girls were Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Amy, and Heather. 
    • The average life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was 73.36 years.
    • The cost of a Super Bowl ad was $162,000.
    • Consumer products introduced in 1978 include 2000 Flushes, Burger King specialty sandwiches, Cabbage Patch kids, Coors Light, Dry Idea, Huggies, the LaserDisc and LaserDisc player, Simon (game), Speak & Spell (toy), and the Trapper Keeper.
    • Median household income: $15,064.00
    • Average cost of a new house: $62,500
    • Average monthly rent: $260

    • Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
    • Three's Company (ABC)
    • Mork & Mindy (ABC)
    • Happy Days (ABC)
    • Angie (ABC)
    • 60 Minutes (CBS)
    • M*A*S*H (CBS)
    • The Ropers (ABC)
    • All In The Family (CBS)
    • Taxi (ABC)

    • Grease
    • National Lampoon’s Animal House
    • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Every Which Way but Loose
    • Heaven Can Wait
    • Jaws 2
    • Saturday Night Fever
    • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    • Superman
    • Lord of the Rings

    1. Shadow Dancing: Andy Gibb
    2. Night Fever: The Bee Gees
    3. You Light Up My Life: Debby Boone
    4. Stayin' Alive: The Bee Gees
    5. Kiss You All Over: Exile
    6. How Deep Is Your Love: The Bee Gees
    7. Baby Come Back: Player
    8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water: Andy Gibb
    9. Boogie Oogie Oogie: A Taste Of Honey
    10. Three Times a Lady: The Commodores
    11. Grease: Frankie Valli
    12. I Go Crazy: Paul Davis
    13. You're the One That I Want: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
    14. Emotion: Samantha Sang
    15. Lay Down Sally: Eric Clapton
    16. Miss You: The Rolling Stones
    17. Just the Way You Are: Billy Joel
    18. With a Little Luck: Wings
    19. If I Can't Have You: Yvonne Elliman
    20. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah): Chic
    21. Feels So Good: Chuck Mangione
    22. Hot Child In the City: Nick Gilder
    23. Love Is Like Oxygen: The Sweet
    24. It's a Heartache: Bonnie Tyler
    25. We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions: Queen
    26. Baker Street: Gerry Rafferty
    27. Can't Smile Without You: Barry Manilow
    28. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late: Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
    29. Dance With Me: Peter Brown
    30. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad: Meat Loaf
    31. Jack and Jill: Raydio
    32. Take a Chance On Me: Abba
    33. Sometimes When We Touch: Dan Hill
    34. Last Dance: Donna Summer
    35. Hopelessly Devoted to You: Olivia Newton-John
    36. Hot Blooded: Foreigner
    37. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim): Rod Stewart
    38. The Closer I Get to You: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
    39. Dust In the Wind: Kansas
    40. Magnet and Steel: Walter Egan

    • Kentucky Derby: Argentina
    • NBA Champions: Washington Bullets
    • NCAA Football Champs: Kentucky
    • Orange Bowl: Arkansas over Oklahoma
    • Rose Bowl: Washington over Michigan
    • Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens
    • Sugar Bowl: Alabama over Ohio State
    • Super Bowl: Dallas Cowboys
    • U.S. Open Golf: Andy North
    • U.S. Open Tennis (men/women): Jimmy Connors/Christine Marie Evert
    • Wimbledon (men/women): Bjorn Borg/Martina Navratilova
    • World Series Champions: New York Yankees