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 a statement, the Italian terrorist group "Red Brigades" has reported that the abducted on March 16, former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro "sentenced to death" had been. A little later tell the terrorists, Moro was free to come alive and could in exchange for 13 imprisoned comrades.
- When visiting the Azores island of Sao Miguel, the Spanish Interior Minister Antonio de Almeida Santos is attacked by separatists and beaten.
- In Gelsenkirchen, the 1. FC Cologne wins with a 2: 0 over Fortuna Dusseldorf the DFB-Cup club.