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.
A White House spokesman in Washington announces that Egyptian President Muhammad Anwar As Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin have accepted an invitation from US President Jimmy Carter to a joint Summit in Camp David.
The central organ of the SED "New Germany" denies in sharp form a sensational report of the "Bild" newspaper on prostitution in East Berlin.
The US spacecraft "Pioneer-Venus 2" starts to Venus. It is supposed to emit four capsules that are supposed to spark numerous data on the earth.
