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, EnglandÂ
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
