ON THIS DAY

1847:

Liberia becomes the first African colony to declare independence.

Daily News becomes Perth’s first daily newspaper.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation: the FBI: is established in the United States.

Two Japanese flying boats drop bombs near the wharves at Townsville, the first of three attacks on the north Queensland town.

Communist leaders overwhelmingly approve Mikhail Gorbachev’s new party platform, abandoning decades of Marxist dogma.

English cyclist Chris Froome, of Team Sky, wins the Tour de France for the second time.

George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer (1856-1950); Aldous Huxley, British author (1894-1963); Stanley Kubrick, US film director (1928-1999); Mick Jagger, British rock singer (1943-); Helen Mirren, English actress (1945-).

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