TODAY IN HISTORY

1399

Henry IV begins his reign as king of

England.

1813

The “holey dollar” and “dump” coins become legal tender in NSW. With a shortage of currency in NSW, the British Government bought $40,000 worth of Spanish coins in India and sent them to NSW in 1812

1817

After eight years, John Macarthur returns to Sydney on the Lord Eldon, allowed back on the proviso that he will not return to public affairs

1891

French general Georges Boulanger, who led a right-wing movement that threatened to topple the Third Republic in the 1880s, commits suicide in exile in Brussels over the grave of his mistress

1949

The Berlin Airlift, which delivered 2.3 million tonnes of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a Soviet blockade, comes to an end

1976

Australian radio soap opera serial Blue Hills ends after 33 years on air.

1999

BHP ceases steelmaking in Newcastle. About 1500 steelworkers march in a farewell parade

2000

Marion Jones won Olympic gold in the U.S. women’s 1,600m relay and bronze with the 400m squad, making her the only woman to win five track medals at one Olympics. In 2007 the IOC stripped Jones of her 5 medals due to use of steroids

2005

Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten prints controversial drawings of Muhammad. The publication led to protests around the world

2017

About 600 members of the neo-Nazi organisation the Nordic Resistance Movement march through the Swedish town of Gothenburg, while 10,000 antifascists hold a counter demonstration.