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 a meeting in Bonn, the foreign ministers of the nine EC countries agree on a common position on the Namibian issue. Ministers decide to exert political pressure on the South African government, but can not agree on the imposition of economic sanctions.
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) Prime Minister Ian Smith explains in Salisbury that the transfer of power to the black majority is delayed by several months for technical reasons.
The Free State of Bavaria acquires several manuscripts of the composer Richard Wagner at auction in New York.
