ON THIS DAY

1820:

Colonists camp at Limestone Plains, the future site of Canberra.

South Australia agrees to the transfer of Northern Territory to the Commonwealth. Evacuation of Anzacs from Gallipoli begins. Japanese planes attack US fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Unmanned Soviet space capsule sends back radio and TV signals from Mars. Indonesia invades East Timor.

After nearly 18 days aloft, Columbia and its astronauts return to Earth, ending the longestever space shuttle flight.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested in the UK, on Swedish warrant, wanted for questioning over rape allegations.

US academic Noam Chomsky (1928-); US singer-songwriter Tom Waits (1949-); Australian politician Amanda Vanstone (1952-).

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