This Day in History

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Born on this day
1925 -	Robert Kennedy, younger brother of assassinated President John F Kennedy, and who would himself be assassinated, is born. [more]
Australian Explorers
1860 -	Burke and Wills first reach Cooper Creek. [more]
Australian History
1926 -	The 1926 Imperial Conference accords Australia the status of self-governing Dominion, of equal status to Great Britain. [more]
World History
1821 -	A whale attacks and sinks the whaling ship 'Essex', ultimately resulting in the deaths of 13 crewmen. [more]
1947 -	Princess Elizabeth, who became Elizabeth II, is married to Philip Mountbatten. [more]