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.
In the Federal Republic of Germany and in Berlin (West) numerous commemorations take place on the 40th anniversary of the Kristallnacht of 1938, in which the National Socialists set fire to synagogues, destroyed shops and abused and abducted numerous Jews.
The Conservative Party of Nicaragua ends its co-operation with the ruling National Liberal Party since 1970 and decides that its members should leave the common administration. This move should contribute to the overthrow of the dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
The explosion of a petroleum tanker in Manila Bay (Philippines) kills more than 30 people.
