| 1690 | 1690 - The first recorded landing on the Falkland Islands occurred in 1690, and was made at Bold Cove near Port Howard on West Falkland to replenish the water supplies of British ship 'Welfare' commanded by John Strong, who named the stretch of water between West and ...The first recorded landing on the Falkland Islands occurred in 1690, and was made at Bold Cove near Port Howard on West Falkland to replenish the water supplies of British ship 'Welfare' commanded by John Strong, who named the stretch of water between West and East Falkland 'Falkland Sound' after Lord Falkland, who was a financial supporter of Strong's voyage, Treasurer to the Navy and shortly to become First Lord of the Admiralty.  Show more  Show lesswww.falklands.info/history/history1.html
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| 1833 | 1833 - Britain, which took possession of the Falklands in 1833, considers the island chain one of its territories. Argentina, 350 miles to the west, contends it inherited the islands from the Spanish crown before that. Argentina calls the islands the Malvinas. The ...Britain, which took possession of the Falklands in 1833, considers the island chain one of its territories. Argentina, 350 miles to the west, contends it inherited the islands from the Spanish crown before that. Argentina calls the islands the Malvinas. The Falklands' 2400 citizens, largely descendants of 19thcentury English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh settlers, have maintained close ties with Britain rather than Argentina. Show more Show lesswww.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/20/falklands.world
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| 1914 | Dec 18, 1914 - The German cruisere sent to the bottom off the Falkland islands on Dec. 8 apparently were taken unawares by the British at a time when neither side was expecting an encounter. Von Spee's Squadron Sur-. prised by Foes' Force;. Fell Into Trap,. AIRES9. Dec. IT.-The Cruisere sent to the ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/383499191.html?dids=383499191:383499191&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+18%2C...FALKLANDS...
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| 1982 | Apr 2, 1982 - Twenty years ago today Argentine troops invaded the Falkland Islands. BBC News Online breaks down the day hour by hour. Times are for London. 0400: Argentina swings Operation Rosario into action by bringing "Task Force 40" into position around the Falkland Islands. ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1899334.stm
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| Apr 10, 1982 - A group of Falkland Islanders have asked the British Government to evacuate the local population before hostilities break out there, and Britain has asked the International Red Cross to take ''an interest'' in the fate of the Falkland Islanders. The request for evacuation was contained ... www.nytimes.com/1982/04/10/world/london-help-is-sought-to-evacuate-falklands.html
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| Apr 26, 1982 - The white Boeing 707 taxied to a stop at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport, and Alexander Haig stepped wearily out into the glow of television lights. The Secretary of State was nearing the end of an arduous diplomatic shuttle that had taken him some 30000 miles and was in serious danger of ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922891,00.html
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| Jun 7, 1982 - So adamant is Thatcher toward the junta that she would not agree to any face-to-face talks, private or public, by any British official with the Argentine government. Britain would hope to use as intermediaries either Secretary of State Haig or UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar. ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951774-7,00.html
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| Jun 14, 1982 - By Thomas A. Sancton;Bonnie Angelo;Marsh Clark Monday, Jun. 14, 1982. At the same time, Washington was preaching moderation to Britain. "We have been telling them in every way that the only thing worse than a British military defeat is the wrong kind of victory," said a senior US ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950685-2,00.html
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| Jun 21, 1982 - By George Russell;Arthur White;Marsh Clark Monday, Jun. 21, 1982. The message was not lost on Washington. Despite President Reagan's firm words of support for Britain in Westminster, the US remains deeply concerned about the effects of the Falklands war on hemispheric, as well as NATO, ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925468-7,00.html
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| Jun 21, 1982 - By George Russell;Arthur White;Marsh Clark Monday, Jun. 21, 1982. Another attack at sea produced no casualties, but a mystery. Some 500 miles northeast of the Falklands, the 220117-ton US-owned but Liberian-registered supertanker Hercules was steaming south with her oil tanks empty. ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925468-6,00.html
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