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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1978 |
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In
The News In 1978
U.S. Senate votes to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama on
December 31, 1999 following a treaty guaranteeing neutrality.
Israel and Egypt reach a peace settlement at the Camp David
Accords.
The U.S. and mainland China announce that they will restore full
diplomatic relations.
Members of Jim Jones' People's Temple commit mass suicide in
Guyana.
Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pope in
centuries. |
Entertainment
in 1978
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Isaac Bashevis Singer - U.S.
* Best Selling Fiction - Chesapeake, James A. Michener
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - If Life is a Bowl of Cherries-What
Am I Doing in the Pits? Erma Bombeck
* Best Picture - The Deer Hunter, Universal
* Best Director - Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
* Best Actress - Jane Fonda, Coming Home
* Best Actor - John Voight, Coming Home |
Sport
champions in 1978
* MLB - New York Yankees
* NFL - Dallas Cowboys
* NBA - Washington Bullets
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - Kentucky
* KY Derby - Affirmed
* U.S. Open Golf - Andy North
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Jimmy Connors
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Chris Evert |
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