back in the days - 04/14/1978

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 Japan, the whole of the rail traffic is paralyzed by the strike of around 48,000 train drivers for 24 hours. Of the walkouts travelers are affected more than 2.5 million.