back in the days - 04/04/1978

in history •  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.

8ET7DEd.png


  • made by the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Community, meeting in Brussels failed to agree on a common stance on the issue demanded by the United States control of uranium deliveries.

  • In Bonn, the Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Li Chiang arrives on a working visit to the Federal Republic. In talks with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) and Economics Minister Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) Li Chiang stressed the interest of the People's Republic in close cooperation with German companies for the modernization of the Chinese economy.

  • The Soviet government has the extension of its fishing zone in the Baltic Sea to 200 nautical miles.
Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM!
Sort Order:  



HIVE (THE NON-COMMUNIST, NON-CENSORED, JUSTIN SUN EXCLUDING SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN) IS ALIVE, COME JOIN US!!!

https://peakd.com <--- Log in with your Steem account today!!