Gday..
1813 - Missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, is born.
1921 - Tommy Cooper, famous British comic, is born.
1790 - The HMS Sirius is wrecked off Norfolk Island before it can bring vital food and supplies to the starving colony at Sydney.
1852 - The First Gold Escort returns wealth from the Victorian goldfields to the South Australian colony.
1932 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge is officially opened, amidst unexpected controversy.
1812 - Today is "Swallows Day", marking the annual return of the swallows of Capistrano.
1945 - The American aircraft carrier, USS Franklin, is divebombed by a kamikazi Japanese aircraft, killing 724.
Cheers - John
Gday..
1813 - Missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, is born.
1921 - Tommy Cooper, famous British comic, is born.
1790 - The HMS Sirius is wrecked off Norfolk Island before it can bring vital food and supplies to the starving colony at Sydney.
1852 - The First Gold Escort returns wealth from the Victorian goldfields to the South Australian colony.
1932 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge is officially opened, amidst unexpected controversy.
1812 - Today is "Swallows Day", marking the annual return of the swallows of Capistrano.
1945 - The American aircraft carrier, USS Franklin, is divebombed by a kamikazi Japanese aircraft, killing 724.
Cheers - John