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 its 26th Federal Congress in Ludwigshafen, the CDU adopted a policy program entitled "Freedom, Solidarity, Justice". It is the first party program of the Christian Democrats. The program commission was led by Richard von Weizsäcker.
The non-party Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, commissioned by President António Ramalho Eanes to form a new government, will be named Portugal's new Prime Minister in Lisbon.
Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi issues an amnesty in Tehran for 1451 inmates, including 1120 political prisoners. The bloody riots and mass demonstrations continue.
