back in the days - 10/28/1978

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.

• The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), the strongest party in the Basque Country, demonstrates for the peace and against terrorism of the underground organization ETA. In Bilbao alone, 80,000 people attend the rally.