The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
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Albert Einstein visited New York City and lectured on his Theory of Relativity for the first time.
Explorer Juan Ponce de León found Florida and claimed it for Spain.
The '2001: A Space Odyssey' sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
