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.
From the presidential elections in Senegal's Leopold Senghor incumbent with 82% out of the votes cast as the winner.
In the Nicaraguan capital Managua a demonstration against President Anastasio Somoza Debayle takes place. In clashes between the demonstrators and the National Guard three people are killed.
After the failure of negotiations between employers and trade unions printers lay down their work in 21 publishing houses.
