Little Prince author’s death one of WWII’s great aviation mysteries
When a Lockheed Lightning P-38 failed to return from a mission 75 years ago today the world lost a much-loved writer
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How Hollywood forgot a true pioneer
When Leon Gaumont, head of a photography company, took his secretary to a Lumiere Brothers film screening in 1895, she was inspired to become the world’s first female film director
How Qantas dodged crash-prone Comet jets
Qantas’ pivotal decision not to buy the world’s first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet which was soon to suffer three tragic crashes, paved the way for its successful first flight from Sydney to San Francisco, 60 years ago on Monday.
Canyoning disaster ‘like being in a washing machine’
The Australian was one of the few survivors of a disaster that killed 21 young people out for a fun adrenaline fix 20 years ago today
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Colonial enigma helped quell the Rum Rebellion
When Lieut. Col. Joseph Foveaux returned to NSW in 1808 he was forced to take command, but refused to reinstate the ousted Governor William Bligh
FBI founded by French leader’s great-nephew
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‘Test tube’ baby became the poster child for IVF
She was dubbed the world’s first “test tube baby” because petri dish baby didn’t have quite the same ring.
US submarine Nautilus conquered the Arctic
FIVE months before the USS Nautilus dived under the North Pole in July 1958, an Australian explorer predicted the event.
Villers-Bretonneux also saw battle for war dead memorial
AUSTRALIA’S World War I memorial opened 80 years ago by King George VI took almost 20 years to complete.
Diana Rigg pursued equal pay with a vengeance
WHEN Diana Rigg realised she was being paid less than the camera man for her popular role as Emma Peel in The Avengers, she went into action.
Brunel’s SS Great Britain carried 15,000 to a new world
WHEN SS Great Britain made its first voyage to Australia in 1852 it promised to shorten the voyage by months.
Australia campaigned for Mandela’s freedom
BORN a century ago today, Mandela was a hero to millions of people worldwide but he disappointed indigenous Australians when he visited in 1990.
Titanic’s rescue ship sunk by German sub
AS the ship Carpathia headed to America a century ago it was shadowed by a German U-boat that sent it to the bottom of the ocean
Convent girl ‘killed one man to save thousands’
FRENCH beauty Charlotte Corday believed killing Jean Marat, 225 years ago, would save thousands of lives.
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