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 SPD / FDP coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia draws its amendment to the university administration law back to the introduction of the "cooperative school." In a supported by the CDU petition around 30% of eligible voters had expressed their signatures against the new type of school.
- The Somali President Mohammed Siad Barre invites the Arab states officially for help against war opponents Ethiopia.
- The average exchange rate of the US dollar is traded on the Foreign Exchange Market in Frankfurt with 1.9920 DM first time under the two-DM border.