What Was 1978 Like in the US?

If you were born in 1978, you arrived in the year the country was trying very hard to have a good time despite everything.

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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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