ON THIS DAY

1626: Dutch Governor Peter Minuit buys Manhattan from a local Indian tribe, reputedly for trinkets worth $US24.

1912: On Our Selection, considered to be the first real Australian play, opens in Sydney to rave reviews.

1915: The Australian attack on Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, ends in failure.

1970: Four students protesting against Vietnam War are killed by US National Guard at Kent State University, Ohio.

2016: Donald Trump assumes the mantle of presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-born actress (1929-1993); Belinda Green, Australian model and Miss World (1952-); Andrew Denton, Australian media personality (1960-); Jane McGrath, Australian cancer campaigner (1966-2008).