On this day in history: 1774 - Captain Cook discovers Norfolk Island. 1844 - On Sturts final attempt to find the inland sea he still believes exists, he reaches Menindee before heading northwest. 1891 - Australian bushranger Harry Power, mentor to a young Ned Kelly, dies from drowning in the Murray River. 2009 - The Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge in Victoria is renamed Sam in honour of bushfire victim Sam the koala. 1780 - The deadliest Atlantic hurricane of all time strikes Barbados, killing 4000, before reaching other areas and causing a much higher death toll. 1944 - In the WWII Holocaust, 800 gypsy children are murdered. 1967 - The Outer Space Treaty comes into effect.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:55:43 +0000
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