3RD
JULY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE; ST ANATOLIUS
OF CONSTANTINOPLE; SAINTS IRENEUS & MUSTIOLA; ST LEO II, POPE; ST ANATOLIUS OF
LAODICEA; ST RUMOLD OR ROMBAUT; ST BERNARDINO REALINO; & ST HELIDORUS OF ALTINO." |
| 3RD |
683 |
"ST LEO II" ENDS HIS REIGN AS CATHOLIC POPE. |
| 3RD |
1778 |
BRITISH FORCES MASSACRE 360 MEN, WOMEN,
& CHILDREN IN WYOMING, PENNSYLVANIA. |
| 3RD |
1806 |
"MICHAEL KEENS" EXHIBITS THE FIRST CULTIVATED
STRAWBERRY. |
| 3RD |
1826 |
BANK OF AUSTRALIA OPENS IN SYDNEY. |
| 3RD |
1850 |
WORK BEGINS ON THE FIRST RAILWAY LINE IN NSW, FROM SYDNEY TO
PARAMATTA. |
| 3RD |
1866 |
BRISBANES WATER SUPPLY FROM ENOGGERA
CREEK RESERVOIR IS TURNED ON. |
| 3RD |
1898 |
"JOSHUA SLOCUM" COMPLETES THE FIRST SOLO
CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE. |
| 3RD |
1905 |
IN ODESSA, OVER 6,000 PEOPLE WERE
KILLED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS TO RESTORE ORDER DURING A GENERAL STRIKE. |
| 3RD |
1920 |
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE HOLDS AN AIR DISPLAY AT HENDON, ENGLAND. |
| 3RD |
1928 |
"JOHN LOGIE BAIRD"
DEMONSTRATED THE FIRST TELEVISION SET. |
| 3RD |
1939 |
THE READY MIXED CONCRETE COMPANY IS FORMED IN SYDNEY. |
| 3RD |
1939 |
"ERNST HEINKEL" DEMONSTRATES
THE 800KPH ROCKET PLANE TO "HITLER." |
| 3RD |
1947 |
SUGAR RATIONING ENDS IN AUSTRALIA. |
| 3RD |
1950 |
RATIONING OF TEA ENDS IN AUSTRALIA. |
| 3RD |
1954 |
NEARLY NINE YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD WAR II, FOOD
RATIONING IN BRITAIN FINALLY ENDED. |
| 3RD |
1957 |
WHILE DRIVING HOME TO NEW YORK FROM LOS
ANGELES, ACTRESS, "JUDY TYLER" 24, & HER HUSBAND, "GREGORY
LaFAYETTE" WERE KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT NEAR BILLY THE KID, WYOMING. |
| 3RD |
1958 |
ITALIAN RACING DRIVER "LUIGI MUSSO" WAS KILLED
DURING THE FRENCH GRAND PRIX. |
| 3RD |
1960 |
AUSTRALIA’S "JACK
BRABHAM" DRIVING A COOPER CLIMAX WINS THE FRENCH GRAND PRIX. |
| 3RD |
1965 |
AUSTRALIA COMPLETES A SWEEP OF THE WIMBLEDON SINGLES TENNIS
FINALS; "ROY EMMERSON" THE MEN’S, & "MARGARET SMITH (COURT)"
THE WOMEN’S. |
| 3RD |
1971 |
POLICE ATTACK DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING
AGAINST THE VISIT OF THE SPRINGBOKS FOOTBALL TEAM AT MELBOURNE’S OLYMPIC PARK. |
| 3RD |
1976 |
AN ISRAELI COMMANDO FORCE RELEASED 103 HOSTAGES FROM A
HIJACKED AIRCRAFT, AT ENTEBE AIRPORT, UGANDA. |
| 3RD |
1979 |
34 YEARS AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR II,
THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT REMOVES THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON MURDER, TO PURSUE NAZI
WAR CRIMINALS. |
| 3RD |
1986 |
SINGER, "TEDDY PENDERGRASS" ALREADY PARALYSED FROM
THE WAIST DOWN AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT IN 1982, IS INJURED AGAIN WHEN HIS HANDICAP
EQUIPPED VAN HITS A POLE IN PHILADELPHIA. |
| 3RD |
1987 |
FORMER SS OFFICER "KLAUS
BARBIE" DUBBED THE "BUTCHER OF LYONS" IS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR
DEPORTING 844 JEWS & SENDING MANY TO THEIR DEATHS IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. |
| 3RD |
1988 |
THE ‘USS VINCENNES,’ PATROLLING
THE GULF DURING THE IRAN - IRAQ CONFLICT, MISTOOK AN IRANIAN CIVIL AIRLINER FOR A BOMBER
& SHOT IT DOWN, KILLING ALL 290 PEOPLE ABOARD. |
| 3RD |
1989 |
THE FITZGERALD INQUIRY REPORT
INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES & POLICE MISCONDUCT IS RELEASED IN
QUEENSLAND. |
| 3RD |
1989 |
THE MOVIE "BATMAN" SET A RECORD FOR THE QUICKEST
$100 MILLION AT THE BOX OFFICE. (10 DAYS) |
| 3RD |
1989 |
CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY IS
ESTABLISHED, INCORPORATING CAMPUSES AT ALBURY, BATHURST, & WAGGA, NSW. |
| 3RD |
1991 |
"DONALD TRUMP" GIVES "MARLA MARPLES" A
7.45 CARAT DIAMOND RING. |
| 3RD |
1996 |
EIGHT PEOPLE DIED AFTER PRACTICAL JOKER
THREW A FIREWORK INTO A FIREWORKS STORE IN SCOTTOWN, OHIO U.S. |
| 3RD |
1996 |
THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES A 10,000 CUT IN
IMMIGRATION NUMBERS & TOUGHER FAMILY REUNION LAWS. |
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