ON THIS DAY

1872:

US Congress authorises creation of Yellowstone National Park.

The Australian Army is formed.

1921: The Australian cricket team, captained by Warwick Armstrong, wins the fifth and final Test against England: the first time a team has whitewashed an entire Ashes season.

The baby son of US aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped from New Jersey home. He is later found murdered.

Grand jury issues indictments against US President Richard Nixon’s top aides, including John Ehrlichman, in the Watergate case.

Russian troops take over Crimea and the newly installed Ukrainian government is powerless to react.

Glenn Miller, US bandleader (19041944); Ron Howard, US actor- director (1954-); Justin Bieber, Canadian singer (1994-).

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