AUGUST 31, 1978

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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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2 Animal House
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Animal House
3 Jaws 2
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Jaws 2
4 Foul Play
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Foul Play
5 Hooper
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Hooper
6 Revenge of the Pink Panther
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
7 The Swarm
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The Swarm
8 A Wedding
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A Wedding
9 Girlfriends
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Girlfriends
10 Fairy Tales
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Fairy Tales
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
French Quarter
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French Quarter
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
Stunt Rock
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Stunt Rock
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
The Suicide
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The Suicide
Mirrors
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Mirrors
Getting Married
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Getting Married
Dear Jimmy
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Dear Jimmy
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
Vampire Hookers
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Vampire Hookers
Malibu Beach
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Malibu Beach
Deathsport
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Deathsport
Jennifer
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Jennifer
Night Creature
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Night Creature
High-Ballin'
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High-Ballin'
The Manitou
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The Manitou
Carroña
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Carroña
Matilda
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Matilda
Newsfront
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Newsfront
Superdome
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Superdome
The Playbirds
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The Playbirds
Deathmoon
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Deathmoon
A Night Full of Rain
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A Night Full of Rain
Laserblast
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Laserblast
The Seniors
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The Seniors
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

August 31, 1978 Trivia

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Television On August 31, 1978
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
Little House on the Prairie poster
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Little House on the Prairie
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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August 31, 1978

August 31 is notable for several significant historical events. In 1888, the infamous Jack the Ripper committed his first murder, marking the beginning of a series of brutal killings in London that would leave a lasting imprint on...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of August 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

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)

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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)

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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)

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🦸 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