Time capsule: 1978

Price of gas: 63 cents per gallon

Cost of a stamp: 13 cents

Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.71

President of the United States: Jimmy Carter

Median household income: $15,064

Academy Award for Best Picture: Annie Hall”

Album of the Year: "Saturday Night Fever,” various artists

Song of the Year:" Just the Way You Are,” Billy Joel

Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable stereo.