On this day:
1947 The Diary of Anne Frank is published
1950 The Korean War begins as North Korea invades South Korea
1967 The world’s first live global satellite TV program, BBC’s “Our World” is aired
Born on this day:
1900 Louis Mountbatten, British naval officer and statesman, last Viceroy of India (1947), born in Windsor, EnglandĀ
1903 George Orwell, British author of Animal Farm was born in Motihari, British India
1931 V.P. Singh, 7th Prime Minister of India (1989-90), born in Allahabad