United States Guinness Records in 1978

This is a compilation of 8 United States Guinness records in 1978. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United States Guinness Records broken down by year.

WhenRecord nameWhatWho
November 1978Heaviest twins (male)337/328 kilogram(s)Billy Leon and Benny Loyd McCrary
15 September 1978Most lineal World Heavyweight championship wins3 total numberMuhammad Ali
20 August 1978Longest marathon playing table tennis, singles132/31 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)Unknown
21 May 1978Fastest crossing of America (USA) on foot (female)69/2/40 day(s):hour(s):minute(s)Mavis Hutchinson
03 May 1978Oldest electronic spamGary Thuerk
March 1978Heaviest man ever635 kilogram(s)Jon Brower Minnoch
1978First use of fingerprint evidence from a post mortem in a criminal convictionfirstStephen William Beattie
1978First driver to win: the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and Formula 1 world titlefirstMario Andretti

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27