Missing You in July 1978!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in July 1978 was 'Miss You' by the Rolling Stones.
July 3 - Tic Tac Dough game show premieres on CBS.
July 5 - Hot Lead and Cold Feet movie premieres. Although promotional material for this Western prominently featured Don Knotts, he was only fourth-billed and in a supporting role.
July 8 - 1978 Wimbledon Championships end. Martina Navratilova won her first grand slam singles title at this event. She defeated Chris Evert in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.
July 10 - The ABC Evening News gets a revamp and becomes ABC World News Tonight, employing a unique three-anchor setup (Frank Reynolds serving as lead anchor from Washington, Max Robinson presenting national news from Chicago, and Peter Jennings with international news from London).
July 14 - Foul Play, Hooper and The Swarm movies premiere.
July 18 – Claude P. Dettloff, photographer, dies. (born 1899)
July 19 - Revenge of the Pink Panther and International Velvet movies premiere.
July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. He is replaced by Francis T. Vincent.
July 21 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie premieres.
July 25 - The world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, is born in the United Kingdom.
July 28 - Animal House movie premieres.
Superman's Action Comics for July:
1978 Mercury Cougar:
Incredible Hulk Pencil By Numbers set (released 1978):
Playboy playmate of the month, Karen Morton, and Playgirl man for July, Michael Montelbano:
Albums released in July (album / artist):
Under Wraps / Shaun Cassidy
Nightwatch / Kenny Loggins
Cheryl Lynn / Cheryl Lynn
Heartbreaker / Dolly Parton
Touchdown / Bob James
Can't Stand the Rezillos / The Rezillos
More Songs About Buildings and Food / Talking Heads
Nielsen top shows for the week ending July 16th: 1 Quincy NBC; 2 All‐Star Game ABC; 3 Alice CBS; 4 All in the Family CBS; 5 Happy Days ABC; 6 Switch CBS; 7 All‐Star Preview ABC; 8 Lou Grant CBS; 9 One Day at a Time CBS; 10 Charlie's Angels ABC; 11 The Love Boat ABC; 12 Death of Richie NBC; 13 (tie) Three's Company ABC and Barnaby Jones CBS; 15 Girl in Empty Grave NBC.
People magazine for July 31st:
Rona Barrett's Hollywood for July:
'The Holcroft Covenant' by Robert Ludlam moves to the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list. Ludlum says the novel was inspired by a "what if" question. "What if Nazi children at the end of World War Two were being saved [secretly groomed] so that in the next generation they could revive the Third Reich?"
Peanuts comic strip from July 1978:
July 10 - The ABC Evening News gets a revamp and becomes ABC World News Tonight, employing a unique three-anchor setup (Frank Reynolds serving as lead anchor from Washington, Max Robinson presenting national news from Chicago, and Peter Jennings with international news from London).
July 14 - Foul Play, Hooper and The Swarm movies premiere.
July 18 – Claude P. Dettloff, photographer, dies. (born 1899)
July 19 - Revenge of the Pink Panther and International Velvet movies premiere.
July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. He is replaced by Francis T. Vincent.
July 21 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie premieres.
July 25 - The world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, is born in the United Kingdom.
July 28 - Animal House movie premieres.
Superman's Action Comics for July:
1978 Mercury Cougar:
Incredible Hulk Pencil By Numbers set (released 1978):
Playboy playmate of the month, Karen Morton, and Playgirl man for July, Michael Montelbano:
Albums released in July (album / artist):
Under Wraps / Shaun Cassidy
Nightwatch / Kenny Loggins
Cheryl Lynn / Cheryl Lynn
Heartbreaker / Dolly Parton
Touchdown / Bob James
Can't Stand the Rezillos / The Rezillos
More Songs About Buildings and Food / Talking Heads
Nielsen top shows for the week ending July 16th: 1 Quincy NBC; 2 All‐Star Game ABC; 3 Alice CBS; 4 All in the Family CBS; 5 Happy Days ABC; 6 Switch CBS; 7 All‐Star Preview ABC; 8 Lou Grant CBS; 9 One Day at a Time CBS; 10 Charlie's Angels ABC; 11 The Love Boat ABC; 12 Death of Richie NBC; 13 (tie) Three's Company ABC and Barnaby Jones CBS; 15 Girl in Empty Grave NBC.
Rona Barrett's Hollywood for July:
Preview magazine for July:
'The Holcroft Covenant' by Robert Ludlam moves to the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list. Ludlum says the novel was inspired by a "what if" question. "What if Nazi children at the end of World War Two were being saved [secretly groomed] so that in the next generation they could revive the Third Reich?"
Peanuts comic strip from July 1978:
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