If I Can't Have You...I'll take May 1978!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in May 1978 was 'If I Can't Have You' by Yvonne Elliman.
May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit.
May 6 – Ethelda Bleibtrey, Olympic swimmer, dies. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record holder in multiple events. (born 1902)
May 10 - It Lives Again and The End movies premiere.
May 12 - The Greek Tycoon movie premieres.
May 16 – William Steinberg, conductor, dies. (born 1899)
May 18 - The Buddy Holly Story movie premieres.
May 19 - Thank God It's Friday movie premieres. 'Last Dance', sung by Donna Summer in the movie, won a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture.
May 20 – Mavis Hutchinson, 53, becomes the first woman to run across the U.S. Her trek took 69 days.
May 22 - Joe Colombo, gangster, dies. (born 1914)
May 23 - Harper Valley PTA movie premieres.
May 25 – A bomb explodes in the security section of Northwestern University, wounding a security guard (the first Unabomber attack).
May 26 – In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Resorts International, the first legal casino in the eastern United States, opens.
May 26 - Big Wednesday movie premieres. Australian champion surfers Peter Townend and Ian Cairns doubled for William Katt and Gary Busey in the surfing sequences of this movie.
May 28 – Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins his third race, and the first for car owner Jim Hall.
Captain America comic for May:
Playboy playmate of the month, Kathryn Morrison, and Playgirl man for May, Norbert Blecha:
Albums released in May 1978 (album / artist):
You're Gonna Get It! / Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Powerage / AC/DC
Stranger in Town / Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Black and White / The Stranglers
But Seriously, Folks... / Joe Walsh
Misfits / The Kinks
Nielsen top 20 shows for the week ending May 14th: 1 Laverne and Shirley; 2 Three's Company; 3 Wheels Part II; 4 Happy Days; 5 Wheels Part IV; 6 All Star Family Feud; 7 Wheels Part III; 8 Charlie's Angels; 9 Carter Country; 10 Love Boat; 11 Starsky and Hutch; 12 Alice; 13 M-A-S-H; 14 Barney Miller; 15 Barnaby Jones; 16 The Incredible Hulk; 17 60 Minutes; 18 Eight is Enough; 19 All in the Family; 20 Sunday Movie "Leave Yesterday Behind".
Railroad Modeler magazine for May:
Woman's Day magazine for May 19th:
Heavy Metal magazine for May:
Peanuts comic strip from May 1978:
For detailed news/info on what happened each day in May 1978, check out this really good site: ultimate70s.com
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