ON THIS DAY

1787: The First Fleet begins assembling off the Isle of Wight before setting sail for proposed colony of NSW.

1872: The first English Football Association (FA) Cup final is played at the Kennington Oval in London; the Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0.

1968: In the Vietnam War, during an operation in the village of My Lai, a platoon of US troops massacres 500 Vietnamese civilians.

2008: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces the discovery of the wreck of the Kormoran, the German cruiser believed responsible for the 1941 sinking of HMAS Sydney, off the WA coast. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Leo McKern, Australian actor (1920-2002); Jerry Lewis, US comedian (1926-2017); Erik Estrada, US actor (1949-); Lauren Graham, US actress (1967-); Nicole Trunfio, Australian model (1986-).