Ali’s radio mate abandoned boxing calls after savage bout
As triumphant underdog, in 1964 Cassius Clay snatched the microphone from broadcaster Howard Cosell, born 100 years ago.
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Solomon ‘prince’s’ high dive into record books
THOUSANDS of people gathered at a charity event on March 23, 1918, to see Alick Wickham make a record-breaking high dive.
Explorer’s death was straw that broke the camel’s back
Explorer John Horrocks, born 200 years ago today, hoped to use camels to explore the outback but a camel he took on his 1846 expedition would be his undoing
Aviation mystery was unsolved for 27 years
ON a wet and windy Saturday morning 87 years ago today, Charles Kingsford Smith’s Southern Cloud flew into a storm and disappeared, becoming Australia’s first commercial airline disaster.
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Brother’s death launched Thai king’s 70-year reign
TODAY marks the 70th anniversary of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s ascension to the throne. While it will be a time of celebration, on June 9, 1946, when the title passed to him, it was anything but.
Five ways we changed the world
DESPITE our comparatively small population, Australia has exported some great inventions to the world including Sydney’s John O’Sullivan, who created Wi-Fi. Here are just a few.
Savagery of weekend storm echoed that of 1974
THE dramatic weather Sydney copped at the weekend was reminiscent of the fierce storms that wreaked havoc 42 years ago. .
Four Tops singer reached out to a generation and beyond
THE world of pop music was enriched by the vocals of Levi Stubbs (left), lead singer of the Four Tops.
Mutineers’ descendants found Norfolk Island less than bountiful
CELEBRATED as Bounty Day, on June 8 Norfolk Islanders mark the 160th anniversary of the landing of their forebears after a voyage from Pitcairn to the abandoned Norfolk Island penal colony.
Illustrator painted a fairytale world for kids
IT sounds like a fairytale, and it is. Unknown works by a celebrated Australian children’s book illustrator have turned up in the UK and will be auctioned for an estimated $40,000 to $60,000.
Mum put teenage dyslexic on course to the moon
As a dyslexic teenager, Pete Conrad must have felt like he stood as much chance of academic success as walking on the moon
How gorillas of the myths became fixtures in our zoos
THIS week’s tragic shooting of a rare gorilla which grabbed a young boy after he fell into its enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo, is the latest example of how caging wild beasts can go badly wrong.
How gorillas of the myths became a fixtures in our zoos
THIS week’s tragic shooting of a rare gorilla which grabbed a young boy after he fell into its enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo, is the latest example of how caging wild beasts can go badly wrong.
How brave George became a blonde beauty
IN 1953, Americans were fascinated by the elegant woman Christine Jorgensen (left) arriving back in the country after a trip to Denmark to undergo gender reassignment surgery to become a woman.
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