15TH
NOVEMBER
FEAST DAY OF
"ST LEOPOLD OF AUSTRIA; SAINTS ABIBUS,
GURIAS, & SAMONAS; ST FINTAN OF RHEINAU; ST MALO OR MACHUTUS; ST ALBERT THE GREAT;
& ST DESIDERIUS OR DIDIER OF CAHORS." |
| 15TH |
1492 |
"CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" MAKES THE FIRST RECORDED
REFERENCE TO TOBACCO. |
| 15TH |
1837 |
PITMAN’S SHORTHAND WAS FIRST
PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE, "STENOGRAPHIC SOUND-HAND." |
| 15TH |
1850 |
THE PRINCES BRIDGE IN MELBOURNE OPENS. (IT IS DEMOLISHED IN
1884) |
| 15TH |
1879 |
"CAPTAIN MOONLITE" & HIS
GANG ARE ATTACKED BY POLICE WHILE OCCUPYING WATABADGERY STATION, WAGGA WAGGA. ONE
POLICEMAN & 2 OF "MOONLITES" GANG DIE IN THE SHOOT OUT; "MOONLITE"
& "THOMAS ROGAN" WILL LATER HANG FOR THEIR PART. |
| 15TH |
1899 |
BRITISH POLITICIAN, "WINSTON CHURCHILL" IS CAPTURE
BY THE BOERS WHILE COVERING THE WAR AS A REPORTER FOR THE "MORNING POST." |
| 15TH |
1953 |
WEST AUSTRALIAN PETROLEUM Ltd., STRIKES
OIL AT ROUGH RANGE, NORTH-WEST CAPE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. |
| 15TH |
1956 |
"ELVIS PRESLEY’S" FIRST FILM, "LOVE ME
TENDER" PREMIERED IN NEW YORK. |
| 15TH |
1960 |
TREASURER HAROLD HOLT INTODUCES A
CREDIT SQUEEZE, RAISING INTEREST RATES & HEAVILY INCREASING SALES TAX ON MOTOR
VEHICLES. |
| 15TH |
1963 |
POLICE ON CAPE YORK PENINSULA EVICT THE MAPOON ABORIGINAL
COMMUNITY, RAZING COMMUNITY BUILDINGS TO MAKE WAY FOR BAUXITE MINING. |
| 15TH |
1965 |
"CRAIG BREEDLOVE" SETS A LAND
SPEED RECORD OF 966.57 kph. |
| 15TH |
1968 |
THE CUNARD LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH COMPLETED HER FIRST
TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEY. |
| 15TH |
1972 |
CLEO MAGAZINE BEGINS PUBLICATION. |
| 15TH |
1972 |
THE HIJACKER OF A FOKKER FRIENDSHIP AIRCRAFT AT ALICE SPRINGS
IS FATALLY WOUNDED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE. |
| 15TH |
1978 |
AN ICELANDIC AIRLINES DC-8 CRASHES IN
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, KILLING 183. |
| 15TH |
1978 |
MELBOURNE’S WESTGATE BRIDGE OPENS. |
| 15TH |
1982 |
INSTANT LOTTERIES ARE INTRODUCED IN
NSW. |
| 15TH |
1987 |
28 OF THE 82 PEOPLE ABOARD CONTINENTAL AIRLINES DC-9
DIE IN A CRASH AT DENVER. |
| 15TH |
1988 |
SOVIET SPACE SHUTTLE MAKES UNMANNED
MAIDEN FLIGHT. |
| 15TH |
1990 |
PRODUCERS CONFIRM THAT "MILLI VANILLI" DID NOT SING
ON THEIR ALBUM. |
| 15TH |
1991 |
THE DOW JONES HAD IT’S 5TH LARGEST
DIVE EVER, LOSING 120.31 POINTS. |
| 15TH |
1994 |
AUSTRALIA & OTHER APEC COUNTRIES SIGN A FREE-TRADE
AGREEMENT PLEDGING TO REMOVE ALL TRADE BARRIERS BY THE YEAR 2020. |
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