ON THIS DAY

1609: English explorer Henry Hudson sails into the New York river that now bears his name.

1803: John Bowen arrives in the future Tasmania with two convict ships to set up a new British colony.

1910: The world’s first recorded female police officer, Alice Stebbins Wells, is appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department.

2001: Rescue workers continue to search for bodies in the rubble of the World Trade Centre a day after a terrorist attack left thousands dead.

2003: Country singer Johnny Cash dies aged 71.

2007: Authorities confirm a new foot-and-mouth outbreak on the outskirts of London, just days after the government lifted livestock restrictions.

Birthdays: Barry White, US singer (1944-2003); Max Walker, Australian cricketer and TV personality (1948-2016); Grant Denyer, Australian TV personality (1977-).