ON THIS DAY

1558: Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England.

1800: The US Congress meets for the first time in the new capital, Washington.

1824: Australian explorers Hume and Hovel reach future site of Albury, NSW.

1911: First Australian pilot’s licence awarded to William E. Hart.

1913: First vessels pass through Panama Canal.

1993: South African leaders endorse new constitution to end apartheid.

2011: US President Barack Obama makes his first visit to Australia.

2016: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe becomes first world leader to meet Presidentelect Donald Trump.

Birthdays: English comedian Peter Cook (19371996); US film director Martin Scorsese (1942-); Australian jockey Darren Beadman (1965-); Australian singer Kate Ceberano (1966-).