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Today In History
America’s richest man left a miserly legacy
When John Jacob Astor died people thought he was miserly because he left only a small portion of his fortune to the community
Germans stumbled at Australian hurdle in battle of Dernancourt
After Australian troops marched through the night to meet the German advance at Dernancourt in France a century ago, Stanley McDougall earned a VC blunting the enemy offensive
Fear of Stalin’s wrath contributed to death
Stalin ruled with an iron fist but the fear he instilled in others may have contributed to his death
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England still cries foul over ‘Hand of God’ goal
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Calwell survived would-be assassin but not the polls
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WW1 images our Diggers weren’t supposed to take
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Our stormy relationship with beachside living
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Soweto uprising led to downfall of apartheid
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The day a sleeping giant exploded back into life
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Vendetta almost robbed city of its first botanic treasure
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A Lonesome Cowboy’s sins and addictions
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Strict Aussie quarantine laws forced Olympics to start early
SIXTY years ago today the Olympic cauldron was lit in Stockholm — five months before the games were to start in Melbourne — in one of the most unusual episodes in the history of the modern Olympic Games.
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