Timeline 1978 - The Blizzard of '78, Keith Moon and Scared Straight

Weird History presents Timeline 1978. We're going all the way back to 1978 to revisit the Blizzard of '78, you know the one that your uncle still talks about to this day. Timeline will also cover 1978 highlights such as Animal House, the death of Keith Moon and the debut of Scared Straight. Sit back on your Beanbag chair and enjoy this trip back to the '70s.
#the70s #timeline #weirdhistory

[@WeirdHistory]

Updated Timeline 1978 after sound snafu! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

78 I had a sister😡no looking

[@monkeygraborange]

Just as good the second time around.

[@justinhackstadt6677]

Absolutely love your channel my man! It was me that let you know about the snafu? It's because I love ya! ❤️

[@joshuaneilson]

Thank you ❤

[@davea6314]

The next time a Mormon (LDS Church) missionary shows up on your doorstep, ask them why it took until 1978 for their church to allow black men to become priests.

[@NikkiPhillippi]

I get way too excited when new episodes come out lol

[@darrellwilliams1083]

same :-)

[@chadwickwhite6107]

You too Nikki? I can't WAIT to see them do the 50's EVEN THOUGH I grew up in the 80's. I WANT to SEE if the 50's are AS GOOD as my DAD SAYS they WERE.

[@GTV333]

I want every single year of recorded history

[@Olduvai9]

I was born during the blizzard of '78. :)

[@EdsterIII]

This is EPIC! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing these wonderful moments, ads, and memories with us. In 1978 I was just 10 years old, and I remember most of these things that happened. Some I learned a bit later on, as we didn't have the same media insanity we do now. Irregardless of the "violence" that took place, the 70's for me anyway was a safer time. I walked to school without fear. I played outside constantly, and loved heading out to the trails to ride my bike, build forts, or go fishing at our little lake we had. Granted it had mostly Bullheads and some smaller perch and pan fish but it was fun! K-Tel and Ronco were the 70's commercial versions of the 30 minute ads they make now. They had some oddball items. Mini skis, igloo builders, and other plastic "toys" and goofy gimmicky items. The BEST however was the JC Penny's Christmas Catalog 🎄 and the Sears Wish Book! Those two books were the most anticipated things other than Christmas itself! These were just some of the best times in my life! Thanks again for sharing these. You definitely got another subscriber! Take care sir and God Bless!

[@janethammer9501]

I love that you add the old commercials!

[@annikboyer3395]

Wish to have more memories of that time!

[@christianmichael4263]

I was in 2nd grade at the time. Remember the big blizzard. School was cancelled for over a month.

[@fh1119]

1978 - my biggest moment was graduating from grade school/8th grade and expecting high school in 1979...

[@brendakrieger7000]

I still adore Garfield🐱

[@sufianfucuk9225]

1978 the year i was born 😂😂

[@justingaines6567]

Next do the timeline of the 60s please

[@DJAUDIO1]

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

[@davidbrothers3788]

I vaguely remember the blizzard of 78 i was 3 and my mom put a big bright orange hat on my head so she could see me out in the snow wich was almost up to the roof of our house

[@molinalong3468]

Celebrities are born Katie Holmes Nicole Scherzinger January Jones James Franco

[@emmgeevideo]

The biggest moment of 1978? I had my first date with my wife-to-be! We got married in 1979 and we're still going strong!

[@diegaspumper8501]

Congratulations, happy for you.

[@mcms96]

Congratulations!!

[@EdsterIII]

That is a great memory! Thanks for sharing it! It's sadly a rarity to see people who have been married last for more than 5 years even. My Grandparents got married in 1915 when they turned 18. They stayed married until my Grandpa passed away of a massive heart attack in 1982. They were married for 67 years! They were together for over 70 years. Childhood sweethearts. So hearing about people who have been married and have stayed together is a heartwarming memory of what my Grandparents had. I actually never got married. Sadly. Many reasons, many issues, my Parents loved each other but alcoholism was a huge and very difficult problem at times, but the infidelity was the one kicker. Seeing this growing up as well was a odd twist to what love was supposed to be. My parents got divorced, but then they remarried a year or two later. But then they divorced AGAIN! It was a roller-coaster with them. In my 18 to 20's years I had fun, not thinking of marriage. I also learned about infidelity first-hand myself and it HURT BAD! I understood the pain my Mom felt more than ever. Waking at 3am to hear her crying. Wondering where my Dad was. That betrayal is brutally harsh! I wasn't married to this gal, just "going out", so my Mom's pain had to be so hard to deal with. Later when I began to get more serious about marriage, my Mom's illness worsened. She had emphysema and I learned she would need more care. Eventually she'd need a caregiver 24/7. I had made her a promise that I'd never put her in a nursing home. So when that time came, I talked to my job, they told me to choose. My job or not. Well Jobs come and jobs go, but Mothers are forever! She took care of me for over 18 years! There was NO WAY I was going to give up on her and put her in a home. So NOT KNOWING about the Family Medical Leave Act that they just passed, I left. I had already been taking care of her somewhat for a couple years already, but this was as I said, now a everyday, all day, all night, every night issue. No more going out. No more parties, or cruising the Highway, no more late night Taco Bell runs. I became certified in home health care. Oddly enough karma came into play. I had wondered what I'd do for income? Sure enough her insurance paid for home care. Well 50% of it. I learned that they would pay me for getting certified, and for not placing her into a nursing home, they'd pay me $15.⁰⁰/hr. Well they would pay me $7.⁵⁰/hr. and my Mom was supposed to cover the other $7.⁵⁰. That DIDN'T happen, since I would NEVER charge my Mom to take care of her. I lived on the $7.⁵⁰/hr. and it all worked out. We set up ways where when her actual nurse came, I'd go get the groceries, her prescriptions, and her big love, MOVIES! 📼📼VHS📼📼BETA📼📼MOVIES!📼📼 I'd rent us between 4 and 8 movies. Mom loved Horror movies like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Day Of The Dead, 🎃🎃Halloween🎃🎃, Hellraiser, and others. Also she loved ACTION movies like Rambo, Rocky, Cobra, The Terminator, Alien, Aliens, etc. and we'd spend the weekends watching movies. I cook us dinners, breakfasts, lunches, and snacks. She loved her snacks! Then in the mid 90's she lost her fight. She passed away a little over a couple weeks before Christmas. Actually the date is coming up. December 5th. It crushed me! I was lost. Then as if that wasn't enough, I learned that my Dad was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. They had given him 6 to 8 months. I packed up and moved up north by my Dad. I was now caring for him as well. I found a job. It was a decent one for it being such a small town. The people were really nice, very caring, and extremely friendly and giving. When my car broke down on my way to Eau Claire, the neighborhood mechanic knew about our situation and he didn't charge me for the tow! Which given my distance from town would have costed me well over $100-$150.⁰⁰. Yet he only charged me for the parts and a ½hour of labor. What should have been a bill that easily exceeded over $250.⁰⁰, he charged me less than $75.⁰⁰. Small towns may not have the big town's way of blending in, or being just another person. Small towns KNOW EVERYONE, but in turn they also go out of their way to help you when you need it most. This was a GREAT place to retire, or live for that matter. Peaceful, quiet, clean air, and you never needed to lock your doors. My Dad made it for 18 months, not 6-8 like the docs said. But the last month, the cancer ravaged his body. It was heartbreaking to see that. Also having to see BOTH of my parents become bedridden was beyond difficult! My Dad weighed 180-200 pounds when he was healthy. But after the cancer hit and attacked, when he passed away he weighed barely 100 pounds. After he passsed I lost hope. While caring for him I had met the most AMAZING woman that I had EVER MET BEFORE! She was absolutely perfect! She was smart, funny, sweet, had a pure heart and body, and she was so beautiful! God she was so beautiful. She could be cute, goofy cute, sweet and sexy. I found love. But once again life gave me a GUT👊PUNCH!👊 Her dad HATED anyone who lived in a large city. City dwellers were either gangbangers, drug addicts, crackheads, or devil worshipping evildoers. So I was off limits. He tried everything to separate us to no avail. Her Mom met me and we got along great. She called me a comedian. But her dad, UGH! Then on the 4th of July, my Dad's battle with cancer ended. He passed away. Here was the GUT👊🤜PUNCH🤛👊. He was moving her to North Dakota. They were scheduled to leave to go see her new house that next week. However when her learned of my Dad's funeral date, he changed their plans to leave on the same day as the funeral. They would leave at 7am, thereby making it impossible for her to attend his funeral. I was crushed badly. I lost every bit of hope. I couldn't fight for her. I had lost everything and I withdrew into a dark shell! I lost her. I never got over her either. But I pray that she's happy! I have some wonderful memories of love and marriage and I have some brutal ones too. But stories like yours are wonderful! And they give me hope for others. I now ironically have the same illness that my Mother had. So marriage for me is not a possibility. But I hope and🙏pray🙏 that others find what you have. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and God Bless you and your family. Take care.

[@mountainmama6237]

Wow!!! 43 years is awesome and something to be proud of. Y'all keep on keepin' on!!!

[@SHARANJITBAINS]

Your wife to be then. #yourwife #Mywife #tobe #then

[@bluebear1985]

Here are the top 10 songs of 1978, according to the Billboard year-end singles chart: 10. Three Times a Lady- The Commodores 9. Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey 8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water- Andy Gibb 7. Baby Come Back- Player 6. How Deep Is Your Love- The Bee Gees 5. Kiss You All Over- Exile 4. Stayin' Alive- The Bee Gees 3. You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone 2. Night Fever- The Bee Gees 1. Shadow Dancing- Andy Gibb

[@amywilkins543]

Luv them all! All great songs! Thanks for this!!!

[@timgrimes6488]

worst year for music ever, I can't stand any of those tunes even to this day

[@gern7535]

Disco! Disco! Disco! Disco! You light Up My Life was not Disco but was later deemed to be Cruel and Unusual Punishment by the Geneva Convention.

[@langstonanderson6558]

Baby come back was the shit!

[@garycarpenter2980]

My favorites are:10....9....7...6....5-1

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

My favorite moment from 1978 was seeing Superman in the theater for the first time (I think it might have even been the first time I saw any movie in the theater). Then later to find out that Christopher Reeve shared my birthday....I was a fan from then on!

[@ianfitzpatrick2230]

Seems like a weird ritual but my wife and I actually enjoy these coming out on Sundays! We look forward to watching these over breakfast or lunch.

[@kscleanup8125]

There fun 😊 bring back great memories

[@grapeshot]

Yeah they say drinking the Kool-Aid but it was actually Flavor Aid a Kool-Aid knockoff.

[@jasonjackson4555]

Wow. I was born in ‘78 and feel so old now. All of these things seem so familiar and so ancient at the same time 😢

[@marvnimmo9743]

lol don't feel too old. 1958 here 2 years out of high school in '78. :)

[@nuttysquirrel8816]

Don't feel old. I transitioned from the fourth grade to the fifth in 78.

[@russellford5597]

I was born in August 78. I'm much happier now than I was in my 20's.

[@ellennoir5065]

The biggest moment of 1978 was when I took my first steps, veering away from my dad's open arms and darting right past him, kicking off a lifetime of running away from my problems.

[@kelleywyskiel8513]

Lol. Oh my goodness. Both funny and sad

[@robp3475]

kind of being tough on yourself no?

[@dsxa918]

Video has me wondering if anyone has put lasagna on the moon

[@nostrebornod]

I was 10 years old when Jonestown happened. I remember seeing it in the news and the pictures in the subsequent Times and Newsweek articles. It has always haunted me.

[@smallhouseinthemeadow6131]

My senior high school teacher made us read Time magazing and write a report on Jim Jones. I think she was raising awareness of how easy it was to get into a cult back then. I am still haunted by the images of it.

[@maryaltshuller885]

I was a senior in high school and remembered how horrible it all was. To bad and sad when people get into a cult - this time it was because folks were outcasts in their community.

[@eckankar7756]

I had Christmas with Jones twice in the 1960s. I was a kid, my mom had something happen with him at his house, grabbed me and out the door we went, never to return. I don't know what happened, but looking back, so glad it did.

[@jameskox872]

I was 11 when jonestown happened . . I remember that very well .

[@westholmes2001]

1978 was the year that debuted the TV shows WKRP in Cincinnati and Battlestar Galactica.

[@TheIronDuke9]

WKRP still is a timeless masterpiece - I can watch and laugh at that show and those characters anytime

[@rossrubino9080]

@@TheIronDuke9 one of my all time favorites

[@davidmccann9811]

I thought Battlestar Galactica was the best thing ever when that first appeared.

[@jtmichaelson]

I was 10 this year. I remember everything you mentioned for the year. I was so young and it was more good times than bad with my friends and school.

[@amywilkins543]

I was 11 and feel the same!❤️

[@ryana3298]

Weird history is what we should have learned in school

[@ahuddleston6512]

Definitely!

[@ryana3298]

@@octavius8562 absolutely

[@jp3813]

Although this particular series is Insufficient if you live outside of America.

[@araasis3239]

First of all, I LOVE the Timeline series. But I'm surprised you didn't mention the release of Van Halen's first album, which came out in 1978. It's often considered one of the most influential rock albums of all time. My dad told me the story of when he heard Running with the Devil for the first time and being mesmerized.

[@willryan8694]

I'm livid they didn't mention it. What a joke this episode was

[@diegaspumper8501]

@@willryan8694 oh cmon it’s not that bad, definitely not worth getting upset over.

[@SHARANJITBAINS]

#Die #Gas #pumper@@diegaspumper8501 #willRyan #Ryan and #dieGasPumper, are #youguys not both #talking #unreal?

[@mrbeaverheaven2495]

I just know Harrison Ford sees the Star Wars Holiday Special as his crowning achievement.

[@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel]

It beats the heck out of the Disney-produced Star Wars movies.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah I remember the Blizzard of 78 here in Columbus Ohio the wind blew at 60 MPH wind gust of 70 mph, up in Cleveland they had wind gusts of 100 mph.

[@inasimplerhyme]

Feb. 10th, 1978 - Rock guitar was forever changed with the release of Van Halen's debut album. Eddie Van Halen's innovative playing was a monumental influence on every rock guitarist afterward.

[@jakkew5753]

I was mad as hell that this wasn't mentioned!

[@inasimplerhyme]

@@jakkew5753 Bummed me out too.

[@willryan8694]

I'm beyond pissed off that they failed to mention this. I'm done with this channel

[@Raw-guitar]

🎸

[@baymuscle97]

OMG!! I was born exactly one year after that! Van Halen has long been one of my favorite bands! Such a great debut album!

[@stevemason5173]

The entire 70s were about the best time to grow up. I also know the 60s were pretty good also and allot of changes happen there. I looked forward to turning 13 back in 1967. I could be a big shot teenager. I got my drivers license in early 1971 and everything seemed to take off through those glorious 70s. I felt like I lived a whole lifetime in those next 10 years. I hitch hiked from coast to coast and from Florida to Canada. The party dope was even better back then too. I know I did enough to drop an Elephant and maybe a Horse or two. Cars were hot and the ladies were fast. Rock & Roll was at it's tops and I played lead guitar in a popular hometown band. I built and raced Mustangs. I also learned a trade in floor covering, tile, carpet, vinyl, hardwood. I developed my own business into total kitchen and bath remodeling and made a good living. I screwed up allot here and there, but I had one hell of a good time growing up in the 70s. The opportunities through the 70s seemed endless. Not at all like today. I would give my "I" teeth and left arm to go back to the 70s.

[@chuck9380]

70’s was cool but 90’s was better

[@3373-g8z]

Absolutely! With All things considered, and accounted for, it was thepeak of humanity. Example-there were still the evil human things, like Nam, Jonestown, and 3 Mile Island, but enlightenment stuff, like racial harmony, and exercising, finally started to come of age.

[@brianalex2193]

Ahhh the good old days when the world was more simple than its today

[@WilAdams]

Great memories in this series. In 1978 we were part of the Big Freeze, and nearly died from carbon monoxide poisoning since we did not know how dangerous it was to use a small camping stove for heat inside a completely sealed up home. We all felt sleepy and then while several of us were asleep I went out the room and into the bathroom. In there my head cleared and I knew something was wrong. I knew we were all in trouble, and guessed (correctly it turned out) that the camp stove was the problem. Later in the year, I stood outside a theater in Norfolk, VA, trying to decide if I would see Jaws 2 (since I had finally--just the year before--seen the first Jaws and loved it) or Grease starring Olivia Newton-John. As the Number One fan of Olivia I really wanted to see her first film, but Jaws had been soooo good. I went to see Jaws 2, the sequel. I enjoyed the film, but felt bad for missing Olivia's film. The very next week, while I was in Washington, D.C. I went to see Grease while on a date. As soon as it was over we raced across town to the midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show, and even though I had been looking forward to a round of great sex, the energy expenditure of the two films wore us both out and we just fell into bed and went right to sleep.

[@stacyrussell460]

What a year

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

I had just turned 15. What a time to be alive!

[@kenrichmond1215]

Great story . I was in 8th grade in 78 . The 70s and early 80s where my favorite times

[@WilAdams]

@@kenrichmond1215 You know, you often encounter people who were raised in the 1970s and they always remark about how much better life was then, or how great it was to be alive, I never hear people raised in the 1990s make those claims.

[@smallhouseinthemeadow6131]

@@WilAdams The 70's were an amazing time to live in:especially as a teenager.I graduated in 79.

[@stacyrussell460]

The biggest moment of 1978 for me is my birth. Guessing the blizzard had my parents snowed in bc I was born in late October (I was two weeks early) 😂.

[@NovemberReigne]

Awwww!

[@ahuddleston6512]

Me too! I was born in October '78

[@jaybruno3571]

Sept 78 Nyc

[@LADYJAYY19788]

Me too born on the 23rd

[@TheMixCurator]

Nice to see Timeline finally get to the year of my birth. It doesn't help my feelings of being "old" by seeing all the footage in grainy 4:3 format 😬

[@BNatoAk]

Watch the "timeline" version of this channel, much better.

[@GlennDavey]

Me either, when I watch 9/11 or old episodes of Family Guy from 2004. Did they even have toilets back then? You're soooooooo old

[@Ohionortheast]

Being a kid in the 70s was great! Saturday morning cartoons and playing outside great times

[@Guernicaman]

'78 also brought about the Star Wars action figure toy craze by Kenner. Thanks to this, there is still a thriving action figure & collector industry to this day.

[@MsTimelady71]

I don't know how my parents found them but they got me the first lightsaber Kenner made(really bad but as a 5 year old I loved it) and most of the main character action figures for Christmas. I was the hit of my friend groups as everyone wanted to play with them. Of course I went through my Star Wars isn't cool days in college and actually sold all my Star Wars stuff for $50 dollars, including all the trading cards. To this day, I always think they will show up on Antiques Roadshow and someone will tell how he got this treasure for only $50 at a garage sale.

[@perfectallycromulent]

action figures were around before then, and would have still been around without star wars. gi joe, superhero figures, space robots from japan, all were around before star wars.

[@Guernicaman]

@@perfectallycromulent- True. But action figures before Star Wars were VERY different. You had either the doll-like mannequin style of GI Joe & MEGO's Planet of the Apes, or inarticulated army men. Post Star Wars, action figures changed to the 1:18 scale, perfect for vehicles & playsets also becoming part of toy aisles.

[@perfectallycromulent]

@@Guernicaman that was due to plastics getting expensive, not due to star wars. and regardless of the rest, the giant robots part of action figures existed independently of star wars and was there before it. transfomers didn't come out of the success of star wars, instead star wars was in part inspired by the success of space toys from japan.

[@perfectallycromulent]

@@Guernicaman the Japanese Microman line pioneered the1:18 scale before star wars came around as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microman

[@ambero9528]

This is my year! Been waiting for this one and it didn't disappoint.

[@aprilskutt974]

I was 10 years old in 1978. I remember these things.

[@trinaq]

"Grease" is my favourite movie of 1978 to this very day. I remember going to see it with my cousins, and singing along with the songs later on.

[@samanthab1923]

The LP was a big hit on my dorm floor

[@butterflygirl3359]

I remember the blizzard of ‘78 so well! The first night after the snow stopped falling, my dad, brother and I walked through the woods across from our house and trekked to the nearest food store. We got all the ingredients for hot chocolate and homemade fudge and I went home and cooked it up over the stove. We had the best time! I miss those days so much.

[@donmackay7610]

Good story. Thanks.

[@eckankar7756]

I remember going outside to take some pictures of the blizzard. The sidewalk was pure ice and the wind blowing so hard I was pushed down the street but I was standing still. It was scary trying to get back in side. I didn't do that again.

[@deborahchesser7375]

⁠​⁠@@eckankar7756i remember that well, our street was an ice rink and sustained 60-70mph winds we had to hold hands to cross and get the neighbors. Dad had an old Sears generator with a big ol fuel tank plumbed to it, he back fed it into the house (those old fellers were smart) it was exciting as hell to a 12 yr old me but thinking back it could have went bad real quick. Sorry to ramble but it sure comes back when you talk about it, thanks 🐾✌️🇺🇸

[@glennso47]

The blizzard of 78 was so intense that it collapsed the roof of the building where I was working.

[@CanabisRevolution]

I miss my dad

[@tylerlozano9849]

Wasn’t born yet but I hope you get to do a video of the 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s and 2010s because all of these videos were amazing

[@NASCARFAN93100]

They should also do the 2000s

[@tylerlozano9849]

@@NASCARFAN93100 didn’t know they did 2000s but okay

[@jp3813]

6:53 Jackie Chan & director Yuen Woo-ping would also release Drunken Master later that year, which became an even bigger hit and established the former's most iconic fighting style that would go on to be featured again in Drunken Master II (1994) & The Forbidden Kingdom (2008).

[@grapeshot]

I remember when I was really young seeing that fly over in Jonestown and I remember all those bodies looking like a bunch of dirty clothes on the ground.

[@truthoverfacts9254]

My Dad's substitute middle school teacher, was Jim Jones. My Mom worked with two ladies at the Ukiah Bank, who went to Jonestown, and never came back. My Aunt was taught French in school, by Jones Wife. My other Aunt, is friends with Tracy, the young girl who escaped into the jungle, when the airstrip shooting went down. My Uncle, who owns the local funeral home, helped bury many of the victims. Many years later, I think in 2015, the teenage guy in the blue shirt, shown talking with Jim about leaving, lived in the small county I'm from, and died by suicide-by-cop, from a police officer I know. It's strange how many of my older family members are linked to this tragic event.

[@daniellemaroney2931]

Damn, if this were a contest I would say you're the winner so far. That tragedy always fascinated me and saddened me as well.

[@smallhouseinthemeadow6131]

I was in my senior year of high school and went out joyriding in that blizzard with my friend , even though the State was shut down.We were pulled over and told to go home by the policeman.I cringe now at how stupid that was, but at that age, you think that you are going to live forever. I miss those good old days.We had the best t.v. shows back then, and no computers and cell phones to keep us from living our best lives.

[@fighterXmusic]

No mention of Van Halen’s debut album. Shame.

[@bigpunchee]

YES! I've been waiting for this one. We can't forget on Halloween in 78, my ass was born 🎃

[@DJDoubleCee]

Even though I wouldn’t be born for another 10 years, I enjoyed watching Diff’rent Strokes. Gary Coleman always cracked me up. LOL

[@Flerg3]

I was born a year later. Would have loved to see Halloween when it first came out. Such a groundbreaking and influential film.

[@kingofkings69ner]

I would also loved to see Dawn Of The Dead whenever it first came out.. You're lucky that you actually experienced the 80s.. I wish I experienced the 80s, but NO my mom and dad had to wait until 91 to have me while both my sister and brother (by a different mother) were born in 70 and 72 which makes me jealous! Only if there was time travel I would be more than happy to go back in 1969 so I could experience the 70s, 80s, & the 90s (which I did experience the 90s, but was 8 years old by the end of 99 going on 9 in the mid 2000

[@alainvosselman9960]

@@kingofkings69ner I feel your pain ! But i was born in '74. I wish i could've been born in the 60s because i just love the 70s. I got conscious at age of 5 so i do remember the late 70s. Yeah the 80s were awesome and probably the last decade where the world was still 'normal'... Nowadays all you hear is economy, money, work, crisis, austerity, more economy, more money, more work...etc. During the 80s that simply wasn't there. People just lived their lives... relaxed. I miss that.

[@toddmcclellan979]

The blizzard of 78, that was awesome as an 8 year old kid!!! We had 8ft drifts that closed all the roads. It took awhile to dig out.

[@Iggythemovieman]

I was 10 years old in Massachusetts during the blizzard. We had a foreign exchange student from Brazil during the winter. She never saw snow.

[@kingofkings69ner]

1978: Ted Bundy was caught for good, John Wayne Gacy was arrested, Jeffery Dahmer started killing, Had a major snow storm, Halloween (1978) came out, movie Greese came out, The original Dawn Of The Dead cane out... I wasn't born, Michael Jackson's Off The Wall Came Out, Spinks upset Ali! I wish I was born in the mid 60s instead of my mom so I could have experience the 70s and the 80s instead of growing up in the 90s ( which was the last great decade) and the 2000s (which kinda sucked) The 2010s and the 2020s sucked.. Only if I could create a time travel!

[@sonicgokugamer2494]

omg i always thought dahmer started killing in the late 80s, thats insane

[@eargasm1072]

2021/22 especially...sucks gigantic dinosaur phallus!

[@Kingofgondor4619]

The 80s and 90s were great decades.

[@Truename586]

The 2000s were the best

[@davea6314]

The next time a Mormon (LDS Church) missionary shows up on your doorstep, ask them why it took until 1978 for their church to allow black men to become priests.

[@chayden153]

Can't wait until Timeline: the 2000s!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Same here

[@jameskox872]

Your still in the 2000"s . . What go back to yesterday . . . all these other decades are over and gone and been gone for at least 23 years now . . . Give another 10 then worry about a 2000's video . . . So far the 2000"s haven't been so damn good and most people know that .

[@l0lkhalia]

@@jameskox872 the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s are all different time periods just like the 70s, 80s, & 90s were.

[@user-cvbnm]

@@jameskox872People under 30 exist, boomer

[@dmcgee3]

That “nobody’s favorite clown” line cracked me up

[@boo8011]

Same. Almost did a spit-take actually. Pleasant surprise. 😆

[@DRAKKENFIRE22]

OMG!!! I remember when my mother bought a Mr. Microphone. Fun times! I’m surprised the narrator did not mention that Gacy was the inspiration for Pennywise in the movie “It”.

[@zilla66]

1 was 11 in 78…. What a year for pop culture! I remember all of these events and tv shows like it was yesterday.

[@jameskox872]

Born in 67 also .

[@carlstanland5333]

Is it coincidence that Jonestown happened a few days after the Star Wars Holiday Special?

[@KFCuser]

No it's not, in fact the Star Wars Holiday Special was so horrible that it almost brought about the third world war man

[@sjdrifter72]

It was not a few days, but the DAY AFTER the Star Wars Holiday Special.

[@ghostface3655]

Can't wait till the 1979 Timline! That's when I was born and, I wanna see all the crazy SH☆T that happened! Probably a lot of Serial Killers, people with weird hair and, some kind of terrible war somewhere! Can't wait!!!!!

[@plasmadrone3123]

as an addition, the Blizzard contributed to NASCAR's surge in popularity. NASCAR was only popular in the south, and with people in the north stuck in home watching the TV due to the heavy snow, the first ever broadcasted live race of Daytona 500 in 1979 was a huge hit.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

That was such an iconic race and WH should cover more NASCAR History as well as a NASCAR Timeline Series to celebrate NASCAR's 75th Anniversary

[@chrisguardiano6143]

@@NASCARFAN93100 it will likely be covered in the 1979 video

[@diegaspumper8501]

@@NASCARFAN93100 NASCAR is in its death spiral right now I hate to say. They’re starting to worry about meaningless stupid woke drama instead of racing their cars and worrying about the sport of it. This political cancer is slowly spreading and consuming everything. I wish I could go back to 1978!!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

@@diegaspumper8501 You can thank that clown Brian France for that one

[@kevinbossick8374]

@@diegaspumper8501 What woke drama? That they don't want the confederate flag at their races anymore?

[@russellford5597]

"LGBT" was not a thing in 1978.

[@willryan8694]

How did you not mention the debut album from Van Halen? EvH changed the face of guitar and guitar music forever

[@josephconsoli4128]

My favorite years as a kid were 1976-1979. It was a glorious time.

[@SoapinTrucker]

1978 was one of the BEST years of my life, in fact, it is 3rd,1981 and 1979 beat it! LOL 🍻 (the late 60's were cool as a kid though, loved that era as well!)

[@Kompositkrut]

Thx for fixing the speaker voice :)

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I'm down for whatever decade Weird History decides to go over after Timeline 1970s But I feel that the 1960s, the 2000s & the 2010s deserve to be in the Timeline Series

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

Definitely the 60's!

[@itgirl4795]

I literally busted out laughing when he told the joke about the princes bc scammer really do pretend to be Nigerian Princes 😭😭😭💀💀💀💀

[@MsKelly-os4kt]

My biggest moment of 1978 was the day I was born!

[@felixorozco6514]

Yeah me too. '78 forever 💯😎😁

[@tamarashelton6037]

Mines too! My dad drove my mom to the hospital in one of the worst snow storms ever to have me! Jan.10,78! Then had my brother 2 yrs later when it never stopped raining and storming March 1980.

[@MsKelly-os4kt]

@tamara shelton lol mines Jan 20th. My mom always talks about how terrible the snow was when I was born too.

[@bionicman6969]

The Dawn of the Dead movie comment made me remember that we were 9 years old and walked 2 miles to the mall to watch that movie several times amongst other movies, Pink Floyd's The Wall was big and many others. My point is we were not even close to teenagers and were wide open to do whatever we wanted, the main point the folks made was don't bother us and don't get arrested.

[@PhillyReese215]

I was waiting for the re-upload after no sound during the jim Jones chapter.

[@MalcolmLeeKennedy]

I know it would be a lot of work but I wish you guys would like to articles or cite sources so we could continue researching.

[@CwL-1984]

Cheech and Chong will never go out of style, classic stoner humor is timeless.

[@hadara69]

"Dave's Not Here, Man."

[@ellennoir5065]

They're still besties and frequently record Tiktoks together.

[@mrkrag]

Lardass! Lardass!

[@hadara69]

@@mrkrag Haha I remember Howard Stern calling Madonna's first kid that.

[@susanmenn5016]

"Hey, Pendejo! Have a good day!" If you know, you know.😂😂😂😂😂

[@stilltlrforlife]

I was 1 when the blizzard of 78 hit Southeast Michigan near Detroit, my parent have pictures of the aftermath, our 4 foot fence was buried in the backyard with some parts covered the tiop over a foot in some spot where it drifted...we had alot of big snowstorms in the early 80s..I remember that as a kid.

[@icyhotmike]

Fixed

[@That-Google-Guy]

Lol wtf I just noticed for the Hulk, David Banner somehow thinks it’s a good idea to visit his grave before he is buried to keep everyone thinking he’s dead.

[@marydabaddestwilliams5962]

I swear I never clicked so fast🤣🤣🤣I absolutely loveeeee this channel 🥰 78 was the year I was born🥰

[@molinalong3468]

Celebrities are 50 years old in 1978 James Garner Martin landau Shirley temple

[@mattbwfc6125]

1st

[@tonyybandz]

Can we get a like on this comment for everyone who appreciate this guy ! He take the time every months to make this series we all love possible ! You are truly appreciated, I been watching this series since you started it ! You got me through so many days of work And I learn at the same damn time !

[@joshuawilliams7351]

Is it just one guy? I think the narrator is a comedian named Tom Blank, but with all the editing and titles I would think there is an entire production team involved. Furthermore, the series should be picked up by a TV station. It is always so good. I'm still waiting for them to cover Waite and Wiate Phillips.

[@amberbowen8408]

Sorry you had to lose the previous views but thanks for the update. We’re watching the new one now!

[@molinalong3468]

Death year Will Greer Bob Crane Harvey milk Goldie Meir Keith moon ( The Who member )

[@Sawlon]

I almost died in a car accident in the blizzard of '78. Michigan.

[@jamesmoss3424]

National Lampoon's Animal house debut. 😀👍

[@mizztab3677]

In high school during the blizzard of 78. Late Jan. birthday meant I usually got snowed in so not unexpected. Then the snow stayed and my sister joked about being snowed in her birthday in March. We were. They tried to bus kids to school one time in between but buses were hitting buried objects busting the doors(ours hit a mailbox then a car slid into it) or had accidents. They gave up after that. Also found out I am allergic to cold after spending the day making a snow woman. Came in to warm up and busted out in hives.

[@donmackay7610]

My Mother was on her own with me in the 70s and had homelessness, nice Catholics attacking her and struggling to work as well but I always look back to the Dukes of Hazzard, the Fall Guy, Robin Williams clowning around in Mork and Mindy with a happy heart. He made me laugh and Mam bought me a great Mork and Mindy pyjamas which I wore all the time. Gary Coleman was a scream in Different Strokes: 'Whatchoo talking bout Willis?' And I remember when visiting my Granny at Christmas Santa bringing me an Evel Kneval wind up stunt motorbike. That was great. Most of these recollections are late 70s and early 80s. Though we were outcasts to some of the nice people back then truly I was given the privilege of living the American Dream by my Mother. Don't want to be young again but wish that I was an adult back then and make things right. Miss the 70s. Thanks Mam.

[@stormcop55]

Audio fixed!!!

[@archieames1968]

Harvey Milk was a gay advocate not an LGBTQ whatever advocate. That concept didn't exist until decades later and you really can't automatically assume his position on it.

[@russellford5597]

You beat me to it.

[@molinalong3468]

Songs are 10 years old in 1978 Hey Jude Love child I heard trough the grapevine by Marvin Gaye

[@jamesmoss3424]

R.I.P. Keith Moon.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

I was three but I remember the blizzard, the circus was in town and they used the elephants to pull cars out of the snow.

[@sonyawebb5619]

Ooh! I remember that blizzard of '78! I was 8 yo. We were actually snowed into our house. Couldn't open the front or back door. Our neighbor had to shovel us out. This is because we had a sleepover with his daughter, and she ended up staying for several days, a lot longer than any of us wanted her there (LOL). All ended well, though, and we all remained friends he he

[@timomomomo969]

We lived right off the expressway when the blizzard of 78 hit. Commuters and truckers stranded on the expressway abandoned their vehicles and were knocking on doors in our neighborhood, looking for somewhere to sleep. Good times.

[@gudjon_jonsson]

Thank you🙏

[@jameswilsonrdr2275]

My date of birth year. Lot happened. Best release year for movies too

[@johnjohnson8575]

Man, I thought y'all were gonna drop a line about the Twinkie defense at White's trial.

[@catmomjill]

Since I was only 8 years old, growing up in Michigan, for me it was the blizzard.

[@friscogurly415]

FIRST

[@icyhotmike]

Not today

[@bluebear1985]

Here are the major winners of Academy Awards for films released in 1978: Best Picture- The Deer Hunter Best Director- Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) Best Actor- Jon Voight (Coming Home) Best Actress- Jane Fonda (Coming Home) Best Supporting Actor- Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) Best Supporting Actress- Maggie Smith (California Suite)

[@mikebeatty7814]

1978 was the year I graduated high school in central PA. Between December and March I don't think we were in school for any more than 3 weeks during that time because of the constant heavy snows just about every 3 days. So much fun partying with friends during that carefree time.

[@molinalong3468]

In may 1978 cbs cancellation of the Ted knight show

[@lindacoolbaugh962]

The moment I saw Larry Csonka on that Schick Commercial, I thought about that Miracle at The Meadowlands and to this day, I still remember the stunned look of disbelief on my dad's face. What a disaster!!