back in the days - 04/07/1978

in #backinthedays • 4 years ago

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.

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  • US President Jimmy Carter shifts its decision on the construction of the controversial "neutron bomb" indefinitely. In return, Carter concessions from the USSR expected in disarmament.

  • The ruling party of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos clear from the first elections since the state of emergency to six years according to official figures, with around 60% of the votes as the winner.

  • The city of Mainz acquired in New York, a Gutenberg Bible for around 4 million DM.
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