back in the days - 09/01/1978

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.

• In the schools of the GDR, the subject "Wehrunterricht" is introduced for the 9th and 10th grade. The Protestant churches in the GDR protest energetically against the further militarization of the educational system.