What happened On This Day in History?!
Gunners & Ali - On This Day
Thursday, 16 November 2023 - 3 minutes
On This Day...
- Murray River was 'discovered' by explorers Hume and Hovell in 1824.
- Polish discoverer Paul de Strzelecki climbed and named Mt Kosciusko, Australia's highest mountain in 1840.
- QANTAS was registered in 1920.
- Lang Hancock discovered what turned out to be the world's largest deposit of iron ore in 1952.
- The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959.
- Clark Gable, the American actor, died aged 59 in 1960.
- Optus, the first company to rival Telecom, became available to consumers in most areas in 1992.
- Michael Caine was knighted by the Queen in 2000.
- The Beatles music catalogue became available for downloading from Apple's iTunes in 2010.
Source: YouTube/TheBeatles
