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.
At a summit in Damascus (Syria), the government representatives of Algeria, Libya, South Yemen, Syria and PLO envoys are sharply criticizing the Camp David Agreement between Egypt and Israel.
The French Council of Ministers decides on a rescue operation in favor of the steel industry, which will be nationalized as a result.
The comedy "Bräker" by the Swiss writer Herbert Meier premieres at the Zurich Schauspielhaus.
