On this day
1778: Captain Cook discovered Hawaii. 1788: A penal settlement was established in Botany Bay, Australia. 1879: The first England v Wales football international was played at Kennington Oval in London, England winning 2-1. 1882: AA Milne, creator of Winnie The Pooh, was born.
1911: US pilot Eugene Ely, in a Curtiss aircraft, made the first landing on the deck of a ship - the cruiser Pennsylvania moored in San Francisco Bay.
1933: The “bodyline bowling” row flared up in an Australian v England Test match in Adelaide.
1977: In the worst rail disaster in Australian history, 82 people died when a Sydney-bound train was derailed. 2009: Children’s television presenter Tony Hart, who appeared on art shows for nearly 50 years, died at the age of 83.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Recordbreaking snowfall was recorded in parts of Canada, with some families waking up to snow higher than their garage doors.