* 1978 – David Berkowitz, the " Son of Sam " killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.

* Convoy, a 1978 film directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Kris Kristofferson

Sam in Ralph Bakshi's animated version of The Lord of the Rings ( 1978 film ) | The Lord of the Rings.

In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, Sam was voiced by Michael Scholes.

Heaven Can Wait, a 1978 remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan, was also the inspiration for the television series Quantum Leap, in which Dr. Sam Beckett, involved in a time travel experiment gone awry, " leaps " into events that occurred during his lifetime, displacing another person.

In 1978, New York City businessman Sam Rubin and his wife Dorothy paid $ 25, 000 sight unseen for the then three-year-old John Henry.

That Girl creator Sam Denoff commented in 1978 that " laughter is social.

They were led by fourth-year QB Chuck Fusina ( 1978 Heisman Trophy runner-up ), fifth-year WR Scott Fitzkee, Rookie HB Kelvin Bryant of UNC, Rookie OT Irv Eatman of UCLA, Rookie LB Sam Mills, and second-year S Scott Woerner.

* White Sands National Monument appears in the opening scenes of the 1978 Sam Peckinpah movie, Convoy.

* 1978 Sam B. Williams for development of the small, high-efficiency turbofan.

The second folk revival led to the discovery of many East Anglian folk musicians, including Suffolk melodeon player Oscar Woods, Norfolk singers Sam Larner ( 1878 – 1965 ), Harry Cox ( 1885 – 1971 ) and Walter Pardon ( 1914 – 96 ); Suffolk fiddler Harkie Nesling ( 1890 – 1978 ); Suffolk singer and bargeman Bob Roberts ( 1907 – 82 ), many of whom recorded for Topic Records.

* Revenge of the Pink Panther ( 1978, MGM ), played by Lon Satton, Rosita Yarboy, Keith Hodiak and Pepsi Maycock as ' Sam Spade and the Private Eyes '

Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic drama art film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz.

* 1978: Sam Maddox

The reason for the falling-out was the team's decision to pass him over as the new General Manager of the club in 1978 after Sam Pollock's retirement, as they hired Irving Grundman instead.

* Sam H. Jones ( 1897 – 1978 ), governor of Louisiana

These investigations were led separately by Sam Ervin and Frank Church in 1978 as a response to President Richard Nixon ’ s usage of federal resources to spy on political and activist groups, which violates the Fourth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution .< ref >

The name was changed to the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in 1978 and then Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in 1984 and finally in April 1994 to Sam Boyd Stadium.

Pam Dawber ( born October 18, 1951 ) is an American actress best known for her lead television sitcom roles as Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy ( 1978 – 1982 ) and Samantha Russell in My Sister Sam ( 1986 – 1988 ).

* Sam Moran ( entertainer ), b. 1978

The term " Son of Sam " refers to the nickname of serial killer David Berkowitz, the subject of a notorious 1978 murder case.

On February 28, 1978 during an attempt to vanquish a Water Demon in a summer camp's lake, Patty was distracted by an overprotective Sam.

In 1978, the song inspired a film " Convoy " directed by Sam Peckinpah, and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, and Burt Young.

* Ward, Mary & Neville ( 1978 ).

* Capp, Al, The Best of Li ' l Abner ( 1978 ) Holt, Rinehart & Winston ISBN 0-03-045516-2

* The C Programming Language (' K & R ') ( 1978, 1988 with Dennis M. Ritchie )

* Kent, J. P. C., Hirmer, M. & Hirmer, A. Roman Coins ( Thames and Hudson, 1978 )

1978 ), President & CEO, Adobe Systems

The Eagles gave nods to disco with " One of These Nights " ( 1975 ) and " Disco Strangler " ( 1979 ), Paul McCartney & Wings did " Goodnight Tonight " ( 1979 ), Queen did " Another One Bites the Dust " ( 1980 ), The Rolling Stones did " Miss You " ( 1978 ), Chicago did " Street Player " ( 1979 ), The Beach Boys did " Here Comes the Night " ( 1979 ), The Kinks did "( Wish I Could Fly Like ) Superman " ( 1979 ), and the J. Geils Band did " Come Back " ( 1980 ).

* Frank Lohan, Pen & Ink Techniques, Contemporary Books, 1978, ISBN 0-8092-7438-8.

* Conway, Flo & Jim Siegelman, Snapping ( 1978 ), excerpt ISBN 0-9647650-0-4

In 1978, Rhode Island College dedicated its Art Gallery in Bannister's name with the exhibition: " Four From Providence ~ Alston, Bannister, Jennings & Prophet ".

* 1978 – Dwele, American R & B / Soul singer

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. ( 1978 ).

* Grandchildren: Alexander ( b. March 1974 ), Kindra ( b. May 1976 ), Camberley ( b. June 1978 ), and Francis ( b. February 1981 ), Michael & Barbara Crick's children ; Mark & Nicholas, the late Jacqueline and Christopher Nichols ' children.

* Hunter, Robert and McTaggart, David, Greenpeace III: Journey into the Bomb ( London: William Collins Sons & Co., 1978 ).

* 1978: Love Tracks ( Polydor )-US Pop # 4, US R & B # 4

Johnston & Bacon, London, 1978

John Atkinson ( editor ), current editor of Stereophile, stated ( in a 2005 July editorial named Blind Tests & Bus Stops ) that he once purchased a solid-state amplifier, the Quad 405, in 1978 after blind tests, but came to realize months later that " the magic was gone " until he replaced it with a tube amp.

* West, Martin Litchfield ( translator ), Hesiod Works & Days, Oxford University Press, 1978, ISBN 0-19-814005-3.

Hangman has featured in the 1978 Speak & Spell video game system under the name " Mystery Word " and is sometimes played today as a forum game.

* Oral History interview transcript with John Bardeen 12, 16 May, 1, 22 December 1977 & 4 April 1978, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives

Berry began to sing again in the early 1970s, and he arranged and produced a number of singles ( both solo and as Jan & Dean ) between 1972 and 1978 on the Ode and A & M labels, facilitated by friend and former manager Lou Adler.

New York: Holmes & Meier, 1978.

The current John Sealy Hospital was completed in 1978 at a cost of $ 32. 5 million and was funded in full by the Sealy & Smith Foundation.

* Moorey, P. Roger S. and Parr, Peter ( eds ) ( 1978 ), Archaeology in the Levant-Essays for Kathleen Kenyon, Aris & Phillips, 1978.