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
Today In History
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
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Cinema’s great love affair with French star
French New Wave actor Jeanne Moreau was born 90 years ago today.
Stockmen, meat pies, kangaroos ‘n’ gunfights
Although the image of John Wayne on a horse fighting outlaws typifies the western genre, Australia introduced bushrangers and stockmen to the western
Can Olympic flame cool Korean conflict?
CROWDS at Sydney’s stadium roared approval when two Korean teams marched under the same flag at the 2000 Olympics.
General left his reputation to the sappers round Khe Sanh
The name Khe Sanh makes Australians think of a Cold Chisel song but for Americans it evokes a bloody battle during the Vietnam War
Angry crowds decided it ‘just wasn’t cricket’
Australia’s star wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was left with a fractured skull by English fast-bowler Harold Larwood in the hostile 1932-33 bodyline Test.
Arab firebrand Nasser ‘killed’ British Empire
IN what came to signify the end of United Kingdom’s international power, on July 26, 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser seized the Suez Canal from its French and UK owners.
Pioneer aviators NZ flight still a mystery
As the search ramped up for the New Zealand airmen attempting the first flight across the Tasman, the aviator who lost the toss to fyl with John “Scotty” Moncrieff insisted they had landed.
Fresh-faced swimming champs stole summer
SIXTY years ago fresh-faced teens “the Konrads Kids” stole summer, toppling swim records at championships at North Sydney.
Winston’s darling Clemie endured darkest hours
The “terrifying storms” of Clementine Churchill’s angry outbursts kept Winston on track during his darket hours.
John Gorton was an unlikely prime minister
WWII veteran John Gorton beat Billy McMahon 50 years ago to replace Harold Holt as Liberal leader and prime minister.
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