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Stories for August 14th 2001

• Tuesday, August 14th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Faklands Day

  Many Falkland Island people are today celebrating Falkland Day. The holiday was introduced in 1992, Heritage year to mark the anniversary of the sighting of the Islands in 1592 by John Davis. This holiday replaced peat cutting Monday, which used to be taken on the first Monday in October.