back in the days - 11/02/1978
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.
- The Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) Air Force, which had already attacked several guerilla positions in neighboring Zambia in October, is again bombarding camps of the black "Patriotic Front" in Zambia.
- The longest manned spaceflight so far is ended by Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Kovaljonok and Alexander Ivanchenkov.
- At the age of 39, Bobby Hull, known as "The Golden Jet" and Canada's most famous hockey player, announces his resignation.