back in the days - 08/07/1978

in #history6 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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  • The Baden-Württemberg Minister President Hans Filbinger (CDU) resigns. Filbinger had been attacked in recent weeks mainly because of his uncritical attitude, which he had taken to his past as a naval judge during the Second World War.

  • The president of Honduras J. A. Melgar Castro, is overthrown by a bloodless coup. Army Commander-in-Chief General P. Paz García takes power.

  • The US federal government guarantees New York City debt of $ 1.6 billion to save them from bankruptcy.

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