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Description: 'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - British Troops Retake South Georgia' The remote British territory of South Georgia was reclaimed just weeks after Argentine forces invaded on April 3. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a late-night Downing Street press conference - telling journalists to "rejoice at that news." #FalklandsWar #MargaretThatcher #SouthGeorgia #Archive #History 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos!) - youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - tiktok.com/@onthisdayitnp