History isn't just governments and wars, it's everyday people living their lives and impacting those around them.
So while you might be able to read all about the 1970s from a history book, we think there are many more "historical" photos you should see if you want a better sense of the past.
Here are 20 of them from 1978.
1
Queen
Taken by a 16-year-old girl and a camera she snuck in, 1978.
2
“Winter of the Century”
Poland, 1978-1979.
3
A Sunday Morning
New York in 1978, taken by Manel Armengol.
4
A Street Musician
Philadelphia in 1978.
5
A Young Couple
Finding love in 1978.
6
Seeing “Star Wars”
A theatre in Japan, 1978.
7
U.S. Army Tanks
West Germany, 1978.
8
Microsoft Staff Photo
From December 7, 1978.
9
Bostrom Factory
Downtown Chicago in 1978.
10
New Color TV
Advanced tech in 1978.
11
Frank Herbert
The science fiction writer at Octocon science fiction convention at the El Rancho Tropicana hotel in Santa Rosa, California, October, 1978.
12
New York
A morning in 1978, taken by Alex Razbash.
13
Jimmy Carter and Helmut Schmidt
Meeting NATO troops in Germany, 1978.
14
High at a Family Dinner
An extra happy couple in 1978.
15
A Woman, Her Car, and Her Dog
Life's simple pleasures, 1978.
16
Tricks
“My uncle and cousin,” 1978.
17
Celebrities
Carrie Fisher, John Ritter, Vincent Price, and Ringo Starr.
18
Sandra Bullock
At home in 1978.
19
Mark Hamill and Annie Potts
On a Camaro in 1978.
20
The US Delegation
At Camp David, September 11, 1978.
