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.
Under the chairmanship of Ceylon's Foreign Minister Hameed, the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement begins in the Belgrade Save Center. Yugoslavia's President Josip Tito holds the opening speech for the conference, which lasts until July 29.
The US Navy failed two attempts to fire cruise missiles of the type "Tomahawk". Both missiles get out of control and explode.
The Bayreuth Wagner Festival will open with a new production of the "Flying Dutchman" by the East German director Harry Kupfer. The musical director is Dennis Russel Davies.
