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.
- Cypriot National Guard Open at the airport Larnaca fire on an Egyptian elite who wanted to free hostages from a hijacked by Palestinian terrorists airliner. In the exchange of fire 15 Egyptians are killed.