Today in HistoryBeach struck chord for all female composersWHEN the Boston Symphony orchestra played the Gaelic Symphony in 1896 it heralded the arrival of the first great American female composer
Today in HistoryGolf’s young turks cut down in their primeTHEY were masters of the green, competitors and contemporaries whose commercial tours ripped divots in the stern golf establishment at Scotland’s ancient and windswept St Andrews club.
Today in HistoryFirst visiting foreign head of state was illegitimate rulerIt was a coming-of-age celebration when the first foreign leader to visit Canberra touched down 60 years ago, even if official guest Ngo Dinh Diem could be considered an illegitimate president of an illegitimate state.
Today in HistoryBerliner’s invention was music to our earsOn this day 130 years ago Emile Berliner filed for a patent for his gramophone, taking on Edison at his own game
Today in HistoryNever the best neighboursA 50-year quarrel between the US and Cuba is finally thawing but tensions between the two neighbours date back to colonial times.
Today in HistoryBomber didn’t always get throughThe British had long believed that the “Bomber always gets through” but when they tried getting through to Wilhelmshaven they had to change their thinking.
Today in HistoryCity’s vibrant heart built of sandstone and marbleThe heart of Sydney continues to beat despite an attack in our social centre
Today in HistoryWinston always came first, second and thirdThe Churchill’s marriage played out against European destruction in two world wars and the Cold War. At home, blow-ups and slamming doors were mere “summer storms”.
