ON THIS DAY

1507: The New World is named America by Dutch map maker Martin Waldseemueller, who thought Amerigo Vespucci had discovered the continent.

1809: Australia’s first post office opens in Sydney.

1915: Allied soldiers, including the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, land on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula.

1971: 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington.

1982: British troops recapture South Georgia, part of the Falkland Islands, from occupying Argentine forces.

Birthdays: Oliver Cromwell, English statesman (1599-1658); Ella Fitzgerald, US singer (19181996); Al Pacino, US actor (1940-); Bjorn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician of Abba fame (1945-); Hank Azaria, US actor (1964-).