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.
The alleged terrorist Willy Peter Stoll is recognized in a Düsseldorf restaurant and shot by a police officer when he immediately pulls his weapon while attempting to arrest.
China's Deputy Prime Minister Deng Xiaoping welcomes 13 Japanese editors-in-chief at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, declaring that China intends to phase out the 1950 Sino-Soviet alliance agreement in April next year.
The ballet "Leda" by the French choreographer Maurice Béjart will be premiered in Moscow. It contains u.a. Elements of traditional Japanese music.
