ON THIS DAY

1796: Spain declares war on Britain.

1905: Australian poet Dorothy McKellar’s My Country is first published.

1931: Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon complete the first non-stop flight across Pacific Ocean, arriving in the US state of Washington 41 hours after takeoff from Japan.

1947: US President Truman delivers the first televised address from the White House.

1962: The Beatles’ first hit, Love Me Do, is released in the UK.

1989: The Dalai Lama wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

1998: A committee of the US Congress votes to recommend an impeachment inquiry of President Bill Clinton’s actions in the Lewinsky case.

Brian Johnson, AC/DC singer (1947-); Bob Geldof, Irish rock musician and humanitarian (1951-); Guy Pearce, Australian actor (1967-); Kate Winslet, British actress (1975-);