back in the days - 05/17/1978

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.

• Soldiers delivered both states heavy fighting on the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. The governments in Hanoi and Phnom Penh accuse each other of border violation and provocation.