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.
US President Jimmy Carter approves loans for the production of warheads for the so-called neutron bomb.
South Africa and the Western members of the Security Council agree in Pretoria on a compromise on the elections in South Africa controlled Namibia. For December 1978, an internal ballot for 1979 is foreseen by the United Nations.
Rhodesian (now: Zimbabwe) troops open a new offensive against guerrilla bases in Moçambique. Over 1500 people die in the fighting.
