January 18, 1788 — The First Fleet lands in Botany Bay
An advance party for the First Fleet to colonise Australia entered Botany Bay on this day. The Governor of the...
June 29, 2021
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January 11, 1879 — The Anglo-Zulu wars begin
A series of border disputes between British settlers and the Zulu people escalated to the point where, in late 1878,...
August 19, 2020
October 18, 1908 — Belgium annexes the Congo
The so-called Congo Free State was a Belgian colony in Africa whose name provided the merest figleaf to the truth:...
January 14, 2020
May 9, 1950 — L. Ron Hubbard publishes “Dianetics”
“Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” was first published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. It is a canonical...
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November 11, 1975 — The Whitlam government is dismissed by the Governor-General
On November 11, 1975, then Governor-General John Kerr dismissed the ALP government of Gough Whitlam and installed Leader of the...
October 24, 2015
February 1, 1981 — Trevor Chappell bowls underarm in an international match
It is one of the most scandalous incidents ever to have disturbed the televised narcolepsy that is Professional Cricket: on...
April 9, 2015
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