Gday...

1839  -     George Grey discovers the Gascoyne River, longest river in Western Australia.

1803  -     Australia's first newspaper is printed. 

2002  -     The last commercial Ansett Airlines flight completes its run from Perth to Sydney.

1770  -     The Boston Massacre occurs, as British troops fire on American demonstrators.

1946  -     Winston Churchill first popularises the phrase 'Iron Curtain' in his famous oration prior to the Cold War.

Cheers - John