Gday...

1770  -     Lieutenant James Cook discovers and names Botany Bay. 

1789  -     Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, is tried for theft, leading him to make escape plans.

1841  -     Eyre's overseer, Baxter, is killed by two of the Aborigines who accompanied the expedition. 

1901  -     The new Australian Commonwealth Government announces a Federal Flag design competition. 

1941  -     The town of Meeberrie, Western Australia, is hit by an earthquake. 

1945  -     Notorious concentration camp, Dachau, is liberated by US troops. 

1952  -     The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States goes into force. 

1988  -     Australian icon, the Stockman's Hall of Fame, is opened in Longreach, Queensland.

Cheers - John