Diving ‘child wonder’ kept tragedy to himself
From childhood Arthur O’Connor was fearless on the high-diving board but a traumatic family loss was something he rarely spoke about.
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Why Maccas catered Aussie menu to local tastes
While many derided the fast food chain for Americanising our food, the original McDonald’s menu was designed to please local palates.
Brazen attempt to rob gravediggers’ pay at cemetery
As gravediggers toiled in the mud to exhume the bodies of American servicemen killed during World War II for relocation to the US, a brazen robbery was being plotted.
Truth behind colonial naming of Manly
The real meaning of this beachside suburb’s name is often misinterpreted but can be dated back to when Governor Arthur Phillip arrived to Australia in 1788.
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On this day: How farmer pulled off greatest hoax in history
Crowds flocked to see the enormous petrified figure dug out of a Cardiff field even when its veracity was questioned
Hungry dogs put Pavlov on track for Nobel Prize
When Ivan Pavlov noticed dogs in his laboratory drooled at the expectation of food, it inspired a revolutionary series of experiments which had many implications for modern science
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
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
World’s largest village took on neo-Nazi haters
When Neo-Nazis tried to hold a march through the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, the normally quiet village made the news around the world
Extraordinary legacy of an ordinary man
The roughly typed manuscript tied up with string didn’t promise much but it delivered a small publisher a bestseller
Unsung vaccination hero saved millions of lives
When Dr Maurice Hilleman read about a flu outbreak in Hong Kong in 1957 he sounded the alarm about a coming pandemic
Proud Zulu nation ended with fall of defiant king
As long as King Cetshwayo remained at large there was still a chance of resistance from the Zulu nation but the British finally got their man 140 years ago today
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