What Else Happened in 1978?

First Presbyterian celebrated its 15th anniversary in 1978.  Here are some of the other things that happened that year:

• Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin signed the Middle East "Framework for Peace" at a Camp David summit arranged by President Jimmy Carter.

• Pope Paul VI died and was succeeded by John Paul 1, who in turn died after only 34 days in office and was succeeded by John Paul II.

• Jim Jones's followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

• The first computer bulletin board was created and Texas Instruments patented the first "micro on a chip."

• Annie Hall won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

• The BeeGees' Saturday Night Fever album was #1 for 24 weeks.

• The US issued its first copyrighted postage stamp (the Carl Sandburg stamp).

• Leon Spinks beat Mohammed Ali for the heavyweight boxing title.

• Velcro appeared on the market.

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Top News Stories from 1978 | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/year/1978.html#ixzz2X34bXZUh
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