BORN TODAY: In České Budějovice, Bohemia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in the Czech Republic) – Vladimír Čech, film director and screenwriter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladim%C3%ADr_%C4%8Cech_(director)
War!
On the Western Front, the First Battle of Albert marks the opening attempts by French and German forces to outflank each other as the front edges northwards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Albert_(1914)
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