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Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
29 Mar 1917, Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, admitted in Reichstag that his telegram to ambassador von Eckardt was genuine & it was the nation’s intention to propose an alliance with Mexico against the US. A key factor in the US declaring war on 6 April.
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Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast.
28 Mar 1915, on way from Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast. 104 of 242 on board died, including US citizen Leon Thrasher. The event is sometimes known as the ‘Thrasher incident’. Cargo included 13 tons of cartridges & gun cotton.
Brig-Gen Harry Fulton
29 Mar 1918, Brig-Gen Harry Fulton CMG DSO, Commander NewZealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, aged 48. Buried Doullens Military Cemetery. Born India. The family emigrated to NZ. 1892, enlisted in British Army. Fought in 2nd Boer War & in WW1 in German Samoa, N Africa & Flanders.
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Boris Becker - Famous German Tennis Star
Boris Becker is accused of failing to hand over 9 trophies, including 2 of his 3 Wimbledon singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, his 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies, and his Davis Cup trophy and a gold coin. Becker was trying to shore up assets by selling the silverware.
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