Tag Archives: Australia
What Happened – January 10
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war” and the most recent is “2011 – 2010–2011 Queensland floods: Torrential rain in the Lockyer Valley region of South East Queensland, Australia causes severe flash flooding, killing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1964, 2011, 49 BC, Australia, Common Sense, Donald Fagen, George Foreman, history, Julius Caesar, Meet the Beatles, Pat Benatar, Rod Stewart, The Beatles, Thomas Paine
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What Happened – December 15
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “533 – Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron” and the most recent is “2010 – A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1791, 1939, 2010, 533, Australia, Bill of Rights, Carmine Appice, Dave Clark, Don Johnson, Gone with the Wind, history, Paul Simonon, Tim Conway, Vandals
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What Happened – October 17
It was on this day in 1931 that Al Capone was found guilty on five charges of income tax evasion. The Chicago gangster was involved in many different illegal enterprises, mostly bootlegging and gambling, but the government wasn’t able to get enough evidence to tie him … Continue reading
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Tagged 1781, 1931, 1933, 1962, 1990, 2010, 539 BC, Al Capone, Alan Jackson, Albert Einstein, American Revolutionary War, Australia, Bill Anders, Cyrus the Great, Eminem, Gary Puckett, George Wendt, history, IMDb, Jerusalem, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Margot Kidder, Mary MacKillop, Michael Hossack, Michael McKean, Mike Judge, Norm Macdonald, The Beatles
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