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A group of Argentines land at the British colony of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic and plant their nation's flag.
1962 - Bob Dylan releases his first album
Dylan is one of the world's most influential music artists. His songs “Blowin' in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the anti-war movement.
1954 - Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive Pool balls without a miss
Mr. Pocket Billiards, as the hugely successful American sportsman was often called, ran 526 consecutive balls.
1945 - Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany
The Nero Decree was issued in the light of Germany's imminent defeat in World War II. It was never fully executed.
1911 - The first International Women's Day is observed by over 1 million people in several European countries
German socialists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz initiated the observance, which has become an annual global event.
1895 - The Lumière brothers record their first footage
Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon showed workers leaving their factory in Lyon. The film is about 50 seconds long. Auguste and Louis Lumière were the earliest filmmakers in history.
Historic Trivia pick - Acoustic Kitty
Acoustic Kitty was a CIA project launched by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology, which in the 1960s intended to use cats to spy on the Kremlin and Soviet embassies. In an hour-long procedure a veterinary surgeon implanted a microphone in the cat's ear canal, a small radio transmitter at the base of its skull and a thin wire into its fur.
Argentine flag hoisted on South Georgia
A group of Argentines land at the British colony of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic and plant their nation's flag.
More...About 50 Argentines are reported to have arrived at Leith Harbour, on South Georgia, about 1,400 miles east of the Falklands archipelago off the Argentine coast.
South Georgia is a dependency of the disputed Falklands Islands which Britain claimed in 1833.
The British Antarctic survey team at Grytviken, on South Georgia, reported their arrival today.
Provocative step
They are understood to have a commercial contract to remove scrap metal at Leith Harbour but there are reports they arrived aboard a ship chartered by the Argentine Government.
The group has been asked to leave immediately and seek British permission to work on the island.
There is no indication of what the group's motivation is or whether it has hostile intentions.
The Foreign Office has not commented on the incident and it is not known if Britain will dispatch the Royal Navy's patrol ship HMS Endurance, which is in the Falklands area, where about 40 marines are stationed at any one time.
1962 - Bob Dylan releases his first album
Dylan is one of the world's most influential music artists. His songs “Blowin' in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the anti-war movement.
1954 - Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive Pool balls without a miss
Mr. Pocket Billiards, as the hugely successful American sportsman was often called, ran 526 consecutive balls.
1945 - Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany
The Nero Decree was issued in the light of Germany's imminent defeat in World War II. It was never fully executed.
1911 - The first International Women's Day is observed by over 1 million people in several European countries
German socialists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz initiated the observance, which has become an annual global event.
1895 - The Lumière brothers record their first footage
Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon showed workers leaving their factory in Lyon. The film is about 50 seconds long. Auguste and Louis Lumière were the earliest filmmakers in history.
Historic Trivia pick - Acoustic KittyAcoustic Kitty was a CIA project launched by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology, which in the 1960s intended to use cats to spy on the Kremlin and Soviet embassies. In an hour-long procedure a veterinary surgeon implanted a microphone in the cat's ear canal, a small radio transmitter at the base of its skull and a thin wire into its fur.
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