Beaumonts’ mother took heartache to the grave
Shy Adelaide mum Nancy Beaumont lost her children and eventually her marriage to one of Australia’s most intruguing unsolved mysteries
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The 20 best World War II battle movies ever made
World War War II battle movies were a Hollywood staple that became a joke, then along came Saving Private Ryan. So what films make the list of best 20 WWII battle films ever made?
Today in history: Alexander Hamilton appointed to US Treasury
The banknote with his face on it and the hit musical based on his life were still years away but the long association between Alexander Hamilton and the US Treasury began on this day 230 years ago.
Day we went to war against Hitler
When the new prime minister of Australia Robert Menzies walked into a radio studio on September 3, 1939 he had the weight of the nation on his shoulders, declaring war on Germany
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Midget sub disgorged first Japanese POW
The Japanese midget submarines sent in to attack Pearl Harbor didn’t live up to expectations and then provided the US with their first prisoner of war in WWII
Soldier’s play helped exorcise war demons
When R.C. Sherriff’s play Journey’s End premiered in 1928 it became a huge success. People were finally ready for stories about the war that had been over for 10 years
Hospital once home to destitute children
The Prince of Wales hospital was named after a prince who later became king
Strike led to worst rail disaster in New York
A rail strike in November 1918 had fatal consequences for passengers
Brilliant artist killed by flu on cusp of success
The Austrian artist Egon Schiele was struck by a tragedy when his wife died in 1918. His own death followed just days later
James Cook’s widow mourned him for the rest of her life
WHEN Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779 the nation mourned, particularly his wife, who lived for another 56 years after his death.
German sailors’ mutiny triggered end of WWI
WHEN sailors at Kiel Canal refused to take part in a do-or-die naval battle on October 29, 1918, it sparked a revolution that ended one destructive war, but laid seeds for another.
Gift gave Stonehenge back to British people
STONEHENGE had been in private hands for centuries. But a 100 years ago today, British barrister Cecil Chubb gifted the ancient neolithic monument to the public.
Pioneering war painter captured spiritual ruin
ARTIST Evelyn Chapman was forced to give up her successful painting career in 1925 when she married organist/composer George Thalben-Ball.
Belgian mystic first woman to visit Lhasa
THE French-Belgian woman dressed as a Tibetan pilgrim might not have passed close inspection, but Alexandra David-Neel was able to sneak her way into Lhasa to become the first western woman to visit the holy city.
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