back in the days - 10/07/1978

Four decades ago,

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.

• After fierce battles in Beirut, which claimed more than 800 deaths in the past six days, according to Christian militia, a ceasefire is coming into force in Lebanon, but it will be broken after a few days.