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.
On the occasion of the 109th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the independence movement against Great Britain, the Indian government in New Delhi announces a five-year plan designed to teach 100 million illiterate people to read and write.
The opera "Christophorus" will be premiered by Franz Schreker at the Städtische Bühnen in Freiburg.
Indochina and Thailand are experiencing the worst thunderstorms in 35 years. 2.8 million tons of rice are destroyed, 4.5 million people are threatened by famine.
