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2 December 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 December 1978 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “You Don't Bring Me Flowers” by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond.
- Top Film of 1978
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
- Bestselling Novel of 1978
- “Chesapeake” by James A. Michener was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1978.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Laverne & Shirley” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1978–79 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 December 1978 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 2 December
- 1971 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
- 1972 Gough Whitlam is elected the 21st Prime Minister of Australia in the 1972 Australian federal election, defeating William McMahon and leading the Australian Labor Party back into office after 23 years in Opposition.
- 1975 Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- 1976 Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
- 1982 At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
Famous people born on December 2
- Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
- Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
- Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
- Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)
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Events of 1978 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 6 – The first Home Depot opens in Marietta, Georgia.
- April 2 – The CBS soap opera Dallas is launched. It is set to be aired later this year in several countries, including the United Kingdom by the BBC.
- April 3 – The 50th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope for the final time, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Woody Allen's Annie Hall wins Best Picture, with Allen winning Best Director.
Life in the US in 1978
President
Jimmy Carter
Gas (per gallon)
$0.63
Loaf of Bread
$0.39
Average House
$55,700
Weekly Wage
$234
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