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1848 — Wyatt Earp, American lawman and gunfighter, was born in Monmouth, Illinois, to widower Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey. 1918 — The Huot automatic rifle competes against the Lewis, Hotchkiss, and Farquhar-Hill in extensive British trials at the arms testing establishment at RSAF Enfield. The results are very favorable: The Huot did better in some tests than the Lewis. Even muddy, after firing four or five clearing rounds, it would function again, without the need for stripping and cleaning; the only weapon on the trial able to suffer immersion and do so. 1982 — Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating the Falklands War. 2003 — United States President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq. 2009 — In response to efforts by the Brady Campaign, a federal judge ordered a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of the rule allowing concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms concealed within National Park Service lands within states where their permits are valid, based upon alleged "environmental concerns."