Timetrip

1832: World’s first tram, a horse-drawn vehicle named “John Mason”, goes into operation in New York City. 1851: Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick

is first published in the United States. 1922: BBC begins domestic radio service. 1904: King C Gillette patents Gillette

razor blade. 1947: United Nations recognises Korea’s

claim to independence. 1970: Cyclone and giant waves devastate southern coast of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and islands in Bay of Bengal, with death toll estimated at 300,000. 1973: Princess Anne and Captain Mark

Phillips wed in Westminster Abbey. 1994: First fare-paying passengers on the new rail service travel through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France. 1996: Pop star Michael Jackson marries

Debbie Rowe (above) in Sydney. 2000: Explosives are used to free the Malaysian container ship M/V Bunga Teratai Sat that has become grounded on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.