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6 February 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 February 1978 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stayin' Alive” by Bee Gees.
- 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 6 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1978 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 February 1978 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 6 February
- 1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
- 1978 The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
- 1981 The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
- 1987 Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.
- 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
Famous people born on February 6
- Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
- Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
- Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)
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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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