back in the days - 10/31/1978

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 new Spanish Constitution is passed by the Parliament in Madrid. She stipulates parliamentary democracy and sees, among other things. the separation of church and state as well as the abolition of the death penalty.