back in the days - 07/31/1978

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.

• Regular Lebanese troops are entering South Lebanon for the first time since the beginning of the civil war three years ago.