back in the days - 07/14/1978

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 European research satellite GEOS-2, which is gathering new insights into the Earth's outer atmosphere and magnetic field, will launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida.