1847 - Kennedy departs Parramatta to trace the course of the Barcoo River, hoping it will lead to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.
1875 - Giles departs Fowlers Bay on his third expedition to cross the western deserts.
1781 - Seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, is discovered.
1996 - 16 children and a teacher are killed by a gunman at Dunblane, Scotland.
1989 - The concept of the World Wide Web is proposed for the third time, and accepted.
Cheers - John
03_troopy said
07:08 PM Mar 13, 2014
And 38 years ago Mrs Troopy and I got hitched.......
An interesting fact about the discovery of Uranus too.. Did they discover it with a torch and a mirror?
Gday...
1847 - Kennedy departs Parramatta to trace the course of the Barcoo River, hoping it will lead to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.
1875 - Giles departs Fowlers Bay on his third expedition to cross the western deserts.
1781 - Seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, is discovered.
1996 - 16 children and a teacher are killed by a gunman at Dunblane, Scotland.
1989 - The concept of the World Wide Web is proposed for the third time, and accepted.
Cheers - John
An interesting fact about the discovery of Uranus too.. Did they discover it with a torch and a mirror?