MAY 24, 1978

WEDNESDAY
1978 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1978
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $235,665 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$2.80
Median Home Price$42,480.00
Gas Price Avg$1.05
Bread Price Avg$0.45
Movie Ticket Avg$2.53
First Class Stamp$0.13
Milk Price Avg$1.97
Top Movies From 1978
Show screen release and event cards
1 Grease
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Grease
2 Superman
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Superman
3 National Lampoon's Animal House
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National Lampoon's Animal House
4 Every Which Way But Loose
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Every Which Way But Loose
5 Heaven Can Wait
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Heaven Can Wait
6 Hooper
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Hooper
7 Jaws 2
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Jaws 2
8 Revenge of the Pink Panther
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
9 The Deer Hunter
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The Deer Hunter
10 Halloween
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Halloween
Coming Home
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Coming Home
Blue Collar
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Blue Collar
Coach
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Coach
Record City
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Record City
Special Olympics
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Special Olympics
Pretty Baby
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Pretty Baby
Forbidden Erotica
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Forbidden Erotica
Space Force
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Space Force
Straight Time
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Straight Time
The Bastard
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The Bastard
House Calls
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House Calls
Rabbit Test
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Rabbit Test
The Betsy
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The Betsy
Coma
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Coma
The Foreigner
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The Foreigner
The Fury
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The Fury
Mirrors
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Mirrors
Getting Married
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Getting Married
Dr. Scorpion
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Dr. Scorpion
Almost Summer
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Almost Summer
Escapade
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Escapade
The Evil
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The Evil
Malibu Beach
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Malibu Beach
Deathsport
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Deathsport
Jennifer
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Jennifer
The Manitou
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The Manitou
Carroña
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Carroña
Superdome
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Superdome
A Night Full of Rain
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A Night Full of Rain
Laserblast
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Laserblast
High Anxiety
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High Anxiety
The Gauntlet
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The Gauntlet
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saturday Night Fever
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Saturday Night Fever
Killer of Sheep
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Killer of Sheep

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Television from this era · May 24, 1978
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
Dallas poster
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Dallas
M*A*S*H poster
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M*A*S*H
The Love Boat poster
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The Love Boat
Barnaby Jones poster
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Barnaby Jones
Charlie's Angels poster
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Charlie's Angels
Nova poster
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Nova

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May 24, 1978

On May 24, 1978, Britain announced a significant shift in labor relations by offering workers a voice in management decisions, thereby promoting a more cooperative relationship between employees and employers. This move came amids...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 1978

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Global Positioning System Satellites
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Global Positioning System Satellites
2 Word Processing Software (WordStar)
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Word Processing Software (WordStar)
3 Digital Telephone Answering Machine
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Digital Telephone Answering Machine
4 Medical Imaging PACS Concept
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Medical Imaging PACS Concept
5 Electronic Spreadsheet (VisiCalc)
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Electronic Spreadsheet (VisiCalc)
6 Computer Animation Software
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Computer Animation Software
7 Automated Warehouse Robotics
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Automated Warehouse Robotics
8 Digital Signal Processor Chip
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Digital Signal Processor Chip
9 Video Game Console (Atari 2600)
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Video Game Console (Atari 2600)
10 Space Probe Voyager Instruments
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Space Probe Voyager Instruments

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From May 24, 1978

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  • Headline: UK Workers Gain Influence in Management Decisions. Impact: This event rippled through time, leading to the eventual creation of 'employee engagement' workshops that somehow still leave workers feeling unheard. The irony is delicious. If only they'd offered a voice via a karaoke machine instead. Fact: Did you know that when workers finally get a voice, it often sounds suspiciously like a corporate-approved slogan?.
  • Headline: Black Symphony: A Musical Journey. Impact: The end of this play marked the beginning of a thousand dinner conversations where people claimed they saw it, but in reality, they were too busy binge-watching something mediocre on TV instead. Fact: Fun fact: 'Black Symphony' was actually just an elaborate ruse to get people to appreciate the color black, which was previously only recognized as 'the absence of light'.
  • Headline: Understanding Menstrual Health and Myths. Impact: The advice on menstrual discomforts sparked a revolution in women's health discussions. Decades later, we still pretend to know what 'cramps' are while men awkwardly nod, hoping to avoid the topic altogether. Fact: Did you know menstrual discomfort is often referred to as 'being a woman'? It’s such a fun club, with a monthly membership fee of pain!.
  • Headline: Article 1 — No Title. Impact: The largest induction of new citizens in over 25 years created a wave of enthusiasm that led to family reunions and subsequent arguments over whose turn it is to host Thanksgiving. Fact: Did you know that taking an oath of citizenship is basically the grown-up version of making a pinky promise? Except this one involves a lot more paperwork and less trust.
  • Headline: House Conferees Agree On Gas‐Deregulation Bill. Impact: The bipartisan agreement on gas deregulation paved the way for future debates that would make arguing over whether pineapple belongs on pizza look like a cordial conversation. Fact: Did you know that gas deregulation is just another way of saying, 'Let's make things more complicated for everyone, shall we?'.
  • Headline: ATLANTIC CITY'S PLAN TERMED INADEQUATE. Impact: This critique of Atlantic City's master plan resulted in a series of political back-and-forths that ultimately led to everyone blaming everyone else while the city continued to thrive on neon lights and a prayer. Fact: Did you know that Atlantic City was once considered the Las Vegas of the East Coast, until it realized it could just be itself, complete with all the chaos and charm?.
  • Headline: Peking's Man in Washington Has a Visit With Americans in Illinois, and a Good Time Is Had by. Impact: This charming visit between diplomats set the stage for future diplomatic encounters, which would eventually lead to international misunderstandings in the most unexpected places, like family gatherings. Fact: Did you know that diplomatic visits are basically just fancy networking events where no one really knows how to make small talk?.
  • Headline: House Rejects Proposal to Study Compensation for Annexing Hawaii. Impact: The rejection of this proposal kept the conversation around Hawaiian compensation alive, ensuring that discussions about historical injustices never quite fade into oblivion, unlike that one sock you lost in the laundry. Fact: Did you know that Hawaii was annexed while the U.S. was busy trying to figure out what to do with the internet? Some priorities, huh?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1978
$0.01
Stored value
$7,945,492

Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1978, it would be worth $7,945,492 today (7945.5x return)

Rank #2
INTC
Intel
Price in 1978
$0.18
Stored value
$199,890

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1978, it would be worth $199,890 today (199.9x return)

Rank #3
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1978
$0.49
Stored value
$423,037

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1978, it would be worth $423,037 today (423.0x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
X-Men #111
X-Men #111
$75
Action Comics #484
Action Comics #484
$15
Daredevil #158
Daredevil #158
$75
Superman #233
Superman #233
$250
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #27
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #27
$30
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Star Wars Action Figures
Star Wars Action Figures
$300.00
Simon
Simon
$500.00
Lego Space Sets
Lego Space Sets
$350.00
Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell
$150.00
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
$30.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
$13,800
Adventureland
Adventureland
Unknown
Avalanche
Avalanche
$60.00
Astro Battle
Astro Battle
$200.00
Sky Diver
Sky Diver
$12.34
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Wayne Gretzky Rookie Card
Wayne Gretzky Rookie Card
$4,000,000
Kenner Star Wars Series 1
Kenner Star Wars Series 1
$70.00
Topps Baseball 1978 Eddie Murray Rookie Card
Topps Baseball 1978 Eddie Murray Rookie Card
$3,000
Futera Muhammad Ali 1978
Futera Muhammad Ali 1978
$1,500
Topps Football 1978 Tony Dorsett Rookie Card
Topps Football 1978 Tony Dorsett Rookie Card
$20,000