back in the days - 03/04/1978

in fun •  5 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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  • From the presidential elections in the Central American Republic of Guatemala General Romeo Lucas García emerged as the winner.

  • In The Hague, the Dutch defense minister Roelof Kruisinga resigned. Kruisinga are the reason for this step to the cautious attitude of the government on the issue of the so-called. Neutron bomb.

  • After extensive restoration work, the Goethe house opens at Frauenplan in Weimar again its doors to visitors.
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