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 Berlin (East), the 23-year-old Nico Hübner is sentenced to five years imprisonment for "anti-state hate speech". Relying on the demilitarized status of the whole of Berlin, Hübner had in March 1978 resisted convocation to the National People's Army of the GDR.
The Federal Chancellery grants the former Deputy Foreign Minister of the GDR, Ewald Moldt, the Agrément as the new Permanent Representative of the GDR in the Federal Republic.
The Solomon Islands in the Pacific gain their independence from Great Britain. First Prime Minister is Peter Kenilorea.
back in the days - 07/07/1978 | Ecency
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