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.
Following the Bonn World Economic Summit, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau begins a state visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Together with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) Trudeau meets the Danish Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen on the Baltic island of Funen.
In Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, delegations from 33 countries gather for the 15th Summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
The piece "Saturday Night - A Love Story" by Alexander Ziegler will be premiered in the Zurich Chamber Theater. The author addresses the play against discrimination against homosexuals.
