This Day In History
Friday, October 5, 2012 Australian History 1789 - Australia's first ferry service begins operation. [more] 1857 - The first leg is opened of what later becomes the Adelaide to Darwin...
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1934 - Australian actor Barry Humphries, alias Dame Edna Everage, is born. [more]Never did like this man.
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February 19, 2013 Born on this day 1960 - Prince Andrew, third child of Queen Elizabeth II, is born. [more] Australian History 1836 - British Parliament officially proclaims the colony of South...
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1937- 3,000 Ethiopians are massacred by Italian forces. [more]The Italians are cowards and always have been.
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Australian History 1903 - Royal approval of the new Australian flag is finally gazetted. [more] 1913 - The first peg marking the start of development of the city of Canberra is driven in by King...
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1981 - An inquest into the disappearance of baby Azaria Chamberlain finds that she was taken by a dingo. [more]It was only a couple of years ago they finally proved that it was the dingos that took...
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February 21, 2013 Australian Explorers 1802 - Matthew Flinders' tragic encounter with dangerous waters leads to the naming of Cape Catastrophe, South Australia. [more] 1802 - John Murray discovers...
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2001- British milk, meat and livestock exports are banned in the wake of the UK's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for 20 years. [more]I hope this never happens again.
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February 23, 2013 Born on this day 1685 - The great Baroque composer, Georg Händel, is born. [more] Australian History 1955 - Floods begin in the Hunter Valley, Australia, ultimately claiming 25....
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1994 - Jimmy Tambo, an indigenous Australian exploited by Barnum's Travelling Circus, is finally laid to rest, 110 years after he died. [more]That was an absolute disgrace, against any human being.
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February 24, 2013 Australian Explorers 1802 - Flinders discovers and names Port Lincoln in South Australia. [more] Australian History 1984 - Australia's first completely successful heart...
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February 25, 2013 Born on this day 1943 - Former Beatles member, George Harrison, is born. [more] Australian Explorers 1798 - Bass returns to Sydney after discovering Bass Strait. [more]...
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I can't copy and paste straight from the site I use, if I do it only brings the day and date over! So I copy it into a word document and then copy to here and that is how it comes out!
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Born on this day 1852 - John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the corn flake, is born. [more] Australian History 1606 - Dutch explorer Willem Jansz becomes the first recorded...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Born on this day 272 - Constantine I, first Christian Emperor of Rome, is born. [more] Australian History 1788 - The first convict is hanged in the colony of New South...
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Saturday, March 2, 2013 Born on this day 1904 - Children's author, Dr Seuss, is born. [more] Australian Explorers 1802 - Matthew Flinders names Kangaroo island in South Australia for the fresh food it...
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1969- Supersonic airliner, the Concorde, makes its test flight. They spent millions building this plane. Then after a few years discard it, because it cost too much to run. They should have thought...
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 Born on this day 1847 - Inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, is born. [more] Australian Explorers 1818 - Hamilton Hume and James Meehan set out to find an overland...
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1847- Inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, is born. We have come a long way since that first telephone.
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Monday, March 4, 2013 Australian History 1804 - The Australian Battle of Vinegar Hill, also known as the Battle of Castle Hill, begins. [more] 1831 - Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling is commissioned...
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