9 August 1971 August 8, 2013 Author: Staff British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business." Henry David Thoreau — Click here for more from Henry David Thoreau Related posts: 9 August 1971 27 August 1776 27 August 1776 8 October 1968 30 July 1971 2 January 1971 5 February 1971 13 June 1971 24 November 1971 10 April 1971 Categories: History Tags: 1971, 9 August