today in history

1943

Allied forces gain complete control in Sicily in World War II.

1962

East German border guards shoot 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who had attempted to cross the Berlin Wall.

1980

Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from Ayers Rock campsite in central Australia.

1982

The first CDS begin rolling off an assembly line in Hanover, Germany.

1991

Wade Frankum runs amok with automatic rifle and knife at Strathfield in Sydney, killing seven people and himself.