On This Day - March 1, A Shot Of History

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1941 — Captain America appears for the first time in a comic book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0fTb3P77Pg

2002 — The US military launches Operation Anaconda in eastern Afghanistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anaconda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRpkjmlJ8Q

1565 — The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded by the Portuguese explorer Estácio de Sá.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vplI73B5XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDphdusk_jg

1989 — Prohibition ends in Iceland. Since then, it is celebrated as Beer Day.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jkbrooks85
https://www.flickr.com/photos/foolstopzanet/3961933251
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_Iceland

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet