Deeply in Love with January 1978!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in January 1978 was 'How Deep Is Your Love' by the Bee Gees.
Federal Government in 1978
President: Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia)
Vice President: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Congress: 95th
January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as the Crown of St. Stephen) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II.
January 6 - Coma movie premieres. Based on a Robin Cook novel, Julie Christie and Farrah Fawcett were both considered for the lead ultimately played by Genevieve Bujold.
January 14 – Kurt Gödel, mathematician, dies. (born 1906 in Austria-Hungary)
January 14 - Fantasy Island debuts on ABC.
January 14–15 – The body of former U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, following his death from cancer.
January 15 - Super Bowl XII airs on CBS, the first time the NFL's championship event is played and telecast at night. Nice highlights video on YouTube:
Super bowl XII Highlights
January 19 – Federal Appeals Court Judge William H. Webster is appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
January 23 - Roots One Year Later, a special examining the impact and influence of the miniseries, airs on ABC.
January 25–27 – The Great Blizzard of 1978 strikes the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes, causing 51 deaths in Ohio.
January 28 – Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento", is arrested.
Battleground playset (released 1978):
1978 Dodge Aspen:
Flash comic for January:
Mandate magazine for January:
Mademoiselle magazine for January:
New York magazine for January:
Playboy playmate of the month, Debra Jensen, and Playgirl man for January, Dennis Durrell:
Albums released in January 1978 (album / artist):
Excitable Boy / Warren Zevon
Pastiche / The Manhattan Transfer
City to City / Gerry Rafferty
Infinity / Journey
Nielson top 10 shows for the week ending January 8th: 1 Happy Days; 2 Fish; 3 Three's Company; 4 60 Minutes; 5 ABC Theatre; 6 Orange Bowl; 7 Alice; 8 All in the Family; 9 Bob Hope special; 10 One Day at a Time.
Peanuts comic strip from January 1978:
For detailed news/info on what happened each day in January 1978, check out this really good site: ultimate70s.com
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