back in the days - 04/09/1978

in #history5 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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  • In Mogadishu, a military coup against the Somali President Mohammed Siad Barre fails. The officers make Barre responsible for the military defeat by Ethiopia.