TODAY IN HISTORY

587

Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed ending Babylon’s siege of the city

1837

Queen Victoria is the first sovereign to move into Buckingham Palace, bought in 1761 by George III for his wife. She moves out of Kensington Palace

1863

Rioting starts in New York City by opponents of conscription for the American Civil War. More than 100 are killed

1919

The British airship R34 lands back in Norfolk, England, after making the firstever Atlantic aerial round trip. It set out from Scotland to the US on July 2.

1945

Eighteen scientists working on the Manhattan atomic bomb project sign the Oak Ridge Petition asking that the weapon not be used until Japan has a chance to surrender

1955

Club hostess Ruth Ellis, 28, becomes the last woman to hang in Britain. She murdered her lover

1985

More than 1.5 billion TV viewers in 160 countries tune in to Bob Geldof’s Live Aid concerts in London, raising millions of dollars for African famine relief

1997

A 12-year-old girl, Katie Bender, dies when demolition of the old Royal Canberra Hospital goes wrong, debris showering thousands of onlookers

2004

Australia’s Shane Warne equals

Muttiah Muralitharan’s cricket’s world record for Test wickets when he takes 527 against Sri Lanka in Cairns. By retirement in 2007, Warne has reached 708

2008

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Sydney for a week’s events to celebrate World Youth Day

2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns in the wake of the UK voting to leave the European Union (Brexit), and is succeeded by Theresa May