In honor of my upcoming 35th birthday the post below pays tribute to the year in which I was born...
Here's to you 1978! Cheers!
World Series Champions: New York Yankees
NCAA Basketball Champions: University of Kentucky (!)
Superbowl Champions: Dallas Cowboys
American President in Office: Jimmy Carter
Sex Symbols: Farrah Fawcett, Christie Brinkley, Lynda Carter
Popular Movies: "National Lampoon's Animal House", "Grease", "Jaws 2"
Popular Games: "Hungry, Hungry Hippos" and "Simon"
Popular TV Shows: "60 minutes", "Taxi", "Three's Company", "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley"
Average (yearly) Income: $17,000
Average Cost of Purchasing a House: $54,000
Average Rent: $260
Price of Gasoline: 63 cents
Cost of Stamp: 15 cents
Notable Crime: "Son of Sam" seriel killer sentenced
Album of the Year: "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac
World Population Estimate: 4 Billion
Technology: Sony introduces the "Walkman" (the first portable stereo)
Famous Actor also born in 1978: Ashton Kutcher
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