Today in HistoryFew realised what was really going on behind the scenes the night a brave young chorus girl stepped up to save the night for Sydney opera fans.
Today in HistoryFrom the Great Levante to Murray the Escapologist and The Amazing Mr Rooklyn, Australia has a daring history of magicians who entranced and entertained.
Today in HistoryEight young, brave and dedicated family men lost their lives just minutes into a routine flight in 1959. And to this day, there is no conclusive cause of the crash.
Today in HistoryDispensing cakes and cracking codes, the Wasbies and the Garage Girls went to war for Australia. Now two new books are shining a light on their stories.
Today in HistoryThe Maitland floods of 1955 took a huge toll on lives and property, like 21 houses on one street washing downstream and fell apart. But there were also amazing stories of survival.
Today in HistoryFrom 1867 to 1938, the richest Sydney residents along with the poorest were taken to be buried the same way — by a special train to Rookwood Cemetery.
Today in HistoryIt was a great acting triumph, Richard Burton acted the part of a pilgrim on the way to Mecca so that he could write about what he saw. Not Burton the Welsh actor but Burton the 19th century linguist and adventurer
Today in HistoryWhen Yvonne Fletcher’s second husband died in a similar manner to her first, police soon discovered the reason why — poison — which sparked a surge of copycat cases, predominantly by Sydney housewives.
Today in HistoryA man’s decomposed body was found in Wagga Wagga’s Murrumbidgee River in 1933. To help solve his murder, police were able to catch the killer by tracing his fingerprints from a glove.
Today in HistoryAnnie Egan realised her dream to become a nurse but the Gunnedah local lost her life to the Spanish flu while treating WWI soldiers at Quarantine Station at Manly in 1918.
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