Fierce Allied rivalry erupted in bloody Battle of Brisbane
American troops were under siege by Australians in a riot known as the Battle of Britain 75 years ago
Today In History
Of all the gin joints, they chose Rick’s bar
When cameras started rolling at Warner Bros studios in dusty, nondescript Burbank, California, in May 1942, most of the world had never heard of the equally dusty desert port of Casablanca in Morocco.
Black Beauty turned animals into heroes
When English author Anna Sewell wrote a book about the humane treatment of horses she could never have imagined the impact it would have
Karloff was king of Hollywood’s monsters
William Pratt got a taste for acting playing a demon king at the age of nine. He would later become famous for playing a man-made monster.
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How our glory girl made it to the other side
“She’ll be right, sport,” was the parting shout of banned Australian Olympic swimmer Linda McGill 50 years ago, as she set out to become the first Australian to swim the Channel on August 7, 1965
Bayonets and bare hands in a fight to the death
A century ago today Diggers from Australia’s 1st Infantry Brigade began one of the most brutal battles of the Gallipoli campaign at a Turkish stronghold called Lone Pine.
Atomic age born in fire from the heavens
Despite being one of America’s closest allies in the Pacific, Australia was not told of plans to drop an atomic bomb on Japan
Our Cilla destined for fame
It began with preschooler Priscilla White trilling On The Good Ship, Lollipop for her pa’s Liverpudlian docker mates. It ended with the death of adored British singer Cilla Black, 72, at her son’s Spanish holiday home on Sunday.
Glossy Sheen hid ambitious actor
Born Ramon Estevez, Hollywood star Martin Sheen changed his name to avoid the racism towards Puerto Ricans
Catherine the Great’s treasures inspired by private tragedy
Catherine II ruled Russia with an iron fist but perhaps her greatest legacy was the founding of the magnificent State Hermitage Museum.
The aviators who never came home
The mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may be close to being solved, but many other aviation puzzles have had experts baffled for decades.
How Penguin turned the book world on its head
JUST like his bestsellers, publisher Allen Lane’s story of how he dreamed up the publishing phenomenon of Penguin paperbacks is a grand tale.
Young doctor who reached for the sky
NEWLY-QUALIFIED doctor George Merz was still helping out in a World War I field hospital just hours before he took off on his final mission as a pioneer fighter pilot.
Hollywood’s tragic legacy written in the stars
THE death of Bobbi Kristina Brown adds another sad chapter to one of Hollywood’s darkest stories but Whitney Houston’s is not the first celebrity family haunted by tragedy.
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