the original Star Wars movie was released in theaters, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States, the Trans-Alaska pipeline pumped its first barrels of oil, the cold war was was still going on and much more...
Take a brief look 40 years ago.
With votes from the SPD and FDP, the German parliament is to adopt measures to combat terrorism.
The Zeiss works in Oberkochen provide the highest ever built telescope ready. The 40-meter-high structure is designed for the Japanese Kyoto University.
In a mining accident in the coal mining area of Tatabanya in Hungary 26 miners are killed.
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