December 10, 1992 — Paul Keating makes the “Redfern” speech
Written either by Don Watson (Keating’s chief speechwriter) or Keating himself – the two disagree on this point – there...
May 29, 2014
Politics & War
January 1, 1998 — V performs “This Vicious Cabaret”
Heralding the second act of his campaign, V plays a song of his own composition, neatly summarising the action and...
November 29, 2013
October 3, 1998 — Julie Bishop first enters the House of Representatives
After a somewhat difficult election – the previous incumbent had left the Liberal Party to run as an independent, but...
November 19, 2013
December 12, 1998 — The Neutrality Arch statue is formally dedicated in Ashgabat
Saparmurat Niyazov was the first President of the independent republic of Turkmensistan following the break up of the Soviet Union...
November 14, 2013
September 11, 2000 — The S11 protests take place in Melbourne, Australia
In September 2000, the World Economic Forum met at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne, Australia. Over three days, they...
October 14, 2013
November 8, 2000 — John Ellis calls the Presidential election for George Bush
John Prescott Ellis was 47 years old on the night of the 2000 US Presidential Election. He had spent most...
October 9, 2013
September 20, 2001 — George W. Bush announces the War on Terror
Nine days after the 9/11 attacks, George Bush gave his country what so very many of them were crying out...
September 9, 2013
February 1, 2002 — The Patriot Act takes effect in the USA
The PATRIOT Act (in full: the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism...
August 29, 2013
February 12, 2002 — Yucca Mountain is approved as a nuclear waste depository
The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository is exactly what it sounds like: a facility located inside Yucca Mountain, Nevada. It...
August 24, 2013
March 19, 2003 — George W. Bush announces Operation Iraqi Freedom
Things had been building up for weeks at this point. It had been fairly obvious that Bush administration wanted to...
August 12, 2013
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