..Historical Events

[Tania Admin]

June 13th

1978

To date I have yet to meet someone who does not like this movie..

Film "Grease" opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical.




https://www.onthisday.com/people/john-travolta

 

[Tania Admin]

June 14th

1938

This guy. What a Legend Aussie! He truly had a remarkable cricketing history. @Mrs Langtrees even has some of his memorabilia at Langtrees VIP in Darwin. If you're ever in town go have a look. Mrs Langtrees is very happy for people to view her collection and there is no obligation to stay (though I'm sure a beauty may entice you to have some fun while you are there )

Bradman scores 144* in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge

Widely acknowledged as the greatest Test batsman of all time, his career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.

 

[Osman]

The ABC's GPO box number is 9994 as a lasting tribute to Bradman. Rarely, if ever, in any sport has one player been so far ahead of the next player in terms of performance. Must have been amazing to watch. The Don only lived down the road from me, and even through my own involvement in cricket, sadly I never met the man.

 

[Tania Admin]

The ABC's GPO box number is 9994 as a lasting tribute to Bradman. Rarely, if ever, in any sport has one player been so far ahead of the next player in terms of performance. Must have been amazing to watch. The Don only lived down the road from me, and even through my own involvement in cricket, sadly I never met the man.

It's a shame you never met him. I have heard he was very humble and quite the gentleman.

 

[Osman]

It's a shame you never met him. I have heard he was very humble and quite the gentleman.

A mate of mine was playing for his grade club Kensington and was hit in the head by a quick bowler and was taken to hospital. When he returned to the ground, Sir Donald saw him with sticking plaster above the eye, so he said, "What's happened there?". My mate replied, "Got hit by a quick bowler". Bradman asked him, "Were you trying to hit the ball forward or backward of square"? My mate said, "Sir Donald, I was just trying to hit the ball before it hit me". Typical Bradman, he would have had the choice of exactly where he wanted to hit the ball. Genius.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 15th

1862

They would have been the talk of the nation (once news got around). Wouldn't have been a light load to carry and I do believe at least 1/2 of it was recovered.

Australia's largest ever gold robbery is carried out by bushranger Frank Gardiner near Forbes, New South Wales.

Together with with Ben Hall and Johnny Gilbert, Gardiner bailed up the Lachlan Gold Escort in Eugowra Rock, near Forbes. This hold up is still considered to be the largest ever gold robbery in Australia's history. The total value of the 2,700 ounces of gold taken was estimated at £14,000 (approximately AUD$2 million in 2006 terms).

After initially disappearing form the scene, Gardiner was later recognised at Apis Creek near Rockhampton, Queensland. He served ten years of a thiry year sentence before heading off to California. There has been much speculation about two Californians who arrived in Wheogo in 1912, posing as mining prospectors. After digging up the area around Gardiner's former camp and departing with their specimen bags full, it has been speculated that they were Gardiner's sons returning for the remaining gold.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 16th

1960

I have chosen this for today as @Madam Jacqui and I are Horror Movie fans through and through. This movie truly is iconic.

"Psycho", psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City.


The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath.


Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh & Anthony Perkins

 

[Tania Admin]

Well rubber ones I mean.

June 17th

1837

Imagine the world before this guy. Imagine if rubber had not been invented? Ladies and Gents would possibly still be using animals intestines, linen or silk for protection (as was used during ancient times but was not as safe as the latex versions of today).


Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on this day 183 years ago.

The rubber vulcanization process was invented by Charles Goodyear in 1839.

The first rubber condom was produced in 1855, and by the late 1850s several major rubber companies were mass-producing, among other items, rubber condoms.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 18th

Today I have included two topics for our On This Day feature. They both stood out to me for different reasons. Part of my heart belongs to WA and Esther James kicked some serious ass with her feat

1829

The colony of Western Australia was proclaimed on 18 June 1829, with Captain James Stirling as the first Lieutenant Governor. The official proclamation was read aloud to the officials and colonists on Garden Island, a day after it was read on the mainland. Less than two months later, Perth was also founded.





1932

Long-distance walker Esther James reaches Bluff

The Aucklander, a well-connected former model, had left Spirits Bay in the Far North on 3 December to walk the length of the country to promote New Zealand-made goods during the Depression. She had government patronage and support from the Manufacturers’ Federation.

Such was the generosity of her overnight hosts – usually prominent farmers or businesspeople – that she claimed to have gained a stone (7 kg) in weight during the 2000-km walk. Consuming only New Zealand produce, she most missed cups of tea.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 19th

1978

Some of you may think "This Isn't Important" but as a child I could bury my head in a Garfield Comic, laugh and hide from the horrors of home.

Garfield, the sardonic comic strip cat, debuts in print.

Garfield first appeared in print on 19 June 1978, initially making his debut in 41 US newspapers. He has since gone on to appear in dozens of books, TV cartoons and even his own film. The comic strip was turned into a television cartoon special in 1982 called "Here Comes Garfield", which was followed by twelve television specials and a television series, Garfield and Friends, which ran from 1988 to 1995. A live-action movie entitled "Garfield: The Movie" debuted in the United States in June 2004.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 20th

1988

I still have a couple of the old $2 notes. It was a weird adjustment to get used to. I also remember a couple of kids from school got caught gluing 2 5 cent pieces together and painting them gold and scamming the canteen ladies. The ladies caught on pretty quick though and the boys got busted and in a lot of trouble.

The Australian $2 banknote is replaced by a $2 coin.

The gold coin features an Aboriginal tribal elder set against a background of the Southern Cross and native grass trees.

Decimal currency was first introduced in Australia on 14 February 1966. The new Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound, which was different to the Pound Sterling, and introduced a decimal system. Australian Prime Minister at the time and devout monarchist, Robert Menzies, wished to name the currency "the Royal", and other names such as "the Austral" were also proposed.

 

[Osman]

When the new currency was released in 1966, the largest paper note was $20. Also, the 50 cent piece was circular, but was changed in 1969 to the 12 sided (dodecagonal) coin we are familiar with today because many older people were having difficulty discriminating the 50 cent piece to the 20 cent piece. The circular 50 cent piece were actually 80% silver and 20% copper whereas the current coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.

$1 changed from note to coin in 1984 and the $2 note changed to coin in 1988 because the average $1 and $2 note weren't lasting more than a day in circulation. Plastic notes were introduced for the same reason. I have all the coins and paper notes, as well as all the coins and notes from pre-decimal currency. They are great to look at from time to time.

How's that for some useless information?

 

[Tania Admin]

June 21st

1964

I've always enjoyed most Beatles Songs. Would have been a blast to go to one of their concerts. Alas I was a little young.

The Beatles land in New Zealand

Beatlemania hit New Zealand when 7000 hysterical fans greeted the Fab Four in Wellington during their ‘Far East’ tour. After concerts in the United States, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, the lads from Liverpool touched down in New Zealand.

The Beatles’ fame preceded them and our teenagers were ready for action. In Wellington, police struggled to keep crowds behind a wire fence at the airport and rapturous fans besieged the Beatles’ hotel.

On 22 June the Beatles played their first New Zealand concerts, repeating a 30-minute 11-song set as fans screamed and punctured the seats of the Wellington Town Hall with their stiletto heels.

 

[Osman]

This was after their tour of Australia. I was in the crowd the day the Beatles came to Adelaide. Somehow I managed to get right down the front (I was 9 at the time) and the car with the Beatles stopped right in front of me. The Beatles jumped out and ran into the Town Hall, I was pushed up against the car as the crowd surged forward. I have a book with a picture of the crowd and I found myself looking up at the balcony. I also found footage of myself on Ron Howard's documentary "Eight Days A Week".

Adelaide had never had a world renowned act visit the city before and I think many people came out to see what the fuss was all about. It has been documented that Adelaide drew the biggest crowd ever to greet the Beatles. We were very fortunate because entrepreneur Ken Brodziak booked the band before they gained international fame on their tour of America.

Ringo Starr was ill with tonsillitis and his replacement Jimmy Nicol headed home after the Adelaide gig when Ringo rejoined the band in Melbourne. Three days after Nicol was greeted and adored by 300,000 people in the streets of Adelaide, he sat alone in the Adelaide airport waiting for a flight back to England.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 22nd

1981

Following on from yesterdays's Beatles post. Oh if all the tears from all the fans were bottled and gold, how many people would be wealthy! The world mourned at John's death and Mark Chapman was, for a while, the most loathed man on the planet.

On this day Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon.

In 1975 John Lennon withdrew from the music business to raise his son, Sean, but returned in 1980 to release the album Double Fantasy, with Yoko Ono. Three weeks after its release he was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his Manhattan apartment. His death triggered an outpouring of grief on an unprecedented scale throughout the world.


.................................✌JOHN LENNON✌.....................................

 

[Lingus]

June 20th

1988

I still have a couple of the old $2 notes. It was a weird adjustment to get used to. I also remember a couple of kids from school got caught gluing 2 5 cent pieces together and painting them gold and scamming the canteen ladies. The ladies caught on pretty quick though and the boys got busted and in a lot of trouble.

The Australian $2 banknote is replaced by a $2 coin.

The gold coin features an Aboriginal tribal elder set against a background of the Southern Cross and native grass trees.

Decimal currency was first introduced in Australia on 14 February 1966. The new Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound, which was different to the Pound Sterling, and introduced a decimal system. Australian Prime Minister at the time and devout monarchist, Robert Menzies, wished to name the currency "the Royal", and other names such as "the Austral" were also proposed.

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Cheers Tania and Osman ... isn't it sort of funny strange how 'cash' money is being frowned upon during our COVID-19 adventures ?

Looking back to 1966, I wonder if many people remember our original decimal dollar banknotes being adorned with "Commonwealth Of Australia" ... and more recently, how familiar is our original $100 banknote issued back in 1984 ...

 

[Tania Admin]

Cheers Tania and Osman ... isn't it sort of funny strange how 'cash' money is being frowned upon during our COVID-19 adventures ?

Looking back to 1966, I wonder if many people remember our original decimal dollar banknotes being adorned with "Commonwealth Of Australia" ... and more recently, how familiar is our original $100 banknote issued back in 1984 ...

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Wish I saw a few more $100 notes

 

[Lingus]

... if Tania had a few of those original $100 banknotes (issued 1984-1996), she'd be happy to know that even well used versions fetch around $125 each on the collectors' market.

 

[Osman]

Cheers Tania and Osman ... isn't it sort of funny strange how 'cash' money is being frowned upon during our COVID-19 adventures ?

Looking back to 1966, I wonder if many people remember our original decimal dollar banknotes being adorned with "Commonwealth Of Australia" ... and more recently, how familiar is our original $100 banknote issued back in 1984 ...

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Yes, our paper notes were IMHO the most attractive notes of any country. The colours were pre-determined by the previous currency. The $1 note was brown as was the 10 Shilling note. The $2 note was green, as was the 1 pound note. The $5 note was purple, but there was no equivalent pre-decimal note, the $10 note was blue, as was the 5 pound note, and the $20 notes was red, like the 10 pound note. Man, if you had a few 10 pound notes in your hand, you were rich

 

[Osman]

June 22nd

1981

Following on from yesterdays's Beatles post. Oh if all the tears from all the fans were bottled and gold, how many people would be wealthy! The world mourned at John's death and Mark Chapman was, for a while, the most loathed man on the planet.

On this day Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon.

In 1975 John Lennon withdrew from the music business to raise his son, Sean, but returned in 1980 to release the album Double Fantasy, with Yoko Ono. Three weeks after its release he was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his Manhattan apartment. His death triggered an outpouring of grief on an unprecedented scale throughout the world.


.................................✌JOHN LENNON✌.....................................
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Yes, Mark David Chapman will never be released because they know he would get bumped off the moment he steps outside the prison. In 1985 they made a movie titled "John and Yoko: A Love Story". The actor who won the role of John Lennon was Mark Lindsay Chapman, but the role was taken from him because of the similarity of names between himself and Lennon's killer. In 2007, he scored the role of Lennon in a movie "Chapter 27" which was a movie based on Mark David Chapman's interpretation of "A Catcher In The Rye", the book he claims ordered him to kill Lennon.

 

[Tania Admin]

23rd June

1960

In my opinion this was a very important event and has changed the lives of billions of people.

1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.

 

[Farm Boy 2]

* Loretta Lynn - The Pill

 

[Tania Admin]

June 24th

2010

And a hard job it would have been in a male dominated political position.

Julia Gillard, Australia's first female Prime Minister, is sworn in.

On the evening of 23 June 2010, then-Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and member for Lalor, Victoria, called for a leadership ballot. When it became clear that Ms Gillard had the support of the Caucus, Kevin Rudd was forced to stand aside as leader of the ALP. On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia's first female Prime Minister.

 

[Tania Admin]

To quote Margaret Sanger (from Woman and the New Race) :

" No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her own body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether or not she will be a mother. "

This control over their reproductive future saw more women enter the workforce.

Increased participation (and heightened social visibility) became the basis for ongoing social change that included legislation around equal pay for equal work and freedom from discrimination. "

The pill

1961: Introduction of the oral contraceptive pill

www.nma.gov.au

This really was the beginning of the "Career" woman. Such a huge difference 1 tiny pill made.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 25th

1903

This lady is so impressive. I 1st read about her at a very young age and was amazed at her dedication and love of science.

On this day Marie Curie defends her doctoral thesis on radioactive substances at Université de la Sorbonne in Paris, becoming the first woman in France to receive a doctoral degree .

Marie Skłodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family of teachers who believed strongly in education. She moved to Paris to continue her studies and there met Pierre Curie, who became both her husband and colleague in the field of radioactivity. The couple later shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. Marie was widowed in 1906, but continued the couple's work and went on to become the first person ever to be awarded two Nobel Prizes. During World War I, Curie organized mobile X-ray teams. The Curies' daughter, Irene, was also jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside her husband, Frederic Joliot.

 

[Lia Luca]

This is so interesting. I never thought about it. thanks XX

 

[Tania Admin]

As everyone is aware I do a piece of history post every day here on our Forum. I do try keep it positive and about the feats of women (where I can) to uplift women. This is not to be discriminatory at all, nor feministic. It's because there is less mention of women's feats and I like to hope it helps lift women overall and of course gentlemen too.

Today I will be doing 2. this one and one I will post on the https://www.talkinsex.com/threads/on-this-day-historical-events.68591/ thread.

This was an important day for the sex industry in New Zealand and therefore why I am giving it it's own thread.

June 25th 2003

The Prostitution Reform Act was passed on a tumultuous night in Parliament, with the public galleries filled with supporters from both sides. Christchurch Central Labour MP Tim Barnett had promoted the legislation as a private member’s bill. It passed by just one vote.

Previous laws relating to soliciting, brothel-keeping and living off the earnings of prostitution were repealed, as was the Massage Parlours Act 1978.

The key aims of the act were to safeguard the human rights of sex workers, protect them from exploitation, and to promote their welfare and occupational health and safety. It was an offence to coerce another person to provide sexual services or to pay for sexual services from a person aged under 18. It also became illegal for a client to have sex with a worker without using a condom.

A committee set up to evaluate the act’s operation reported in 2008 that the number of people working in the sex industry had not increased. More sex workers were operating privately, with fewer in managed premises.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 26th

2015

I know this is about the USA but it set a precedent which I am so glad Australia finally followed in. How awful it was prior, that 2 people who loved each other could not make a legal commitment. I'm so glad I live in times where we have seen them be able to have their love and commitment recognised like any other couple.


This day marks a major milestone for civil rights in the United States, as the Supreme Court announces its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex couples equal rights to heterosexual couples under the law.

In 1971, just two years after the Stonewall Riots that unofficially marked the beginning of the struggle for gay rights and marriage equality, the Minnesota Supreme Court had found same-sex marriage bans constitutional, a precedent which the Supreme Court had never challenged. As homosexuality gradually became more accepted in American culture, the conservative backlash was strong enough to force President Bill Clinton to sign the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages at the federal level, into law in 1996.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 27th

1937

I absolutely love this movie. The actor's, the actresses, the script, the costumes,,all of it.

Famous scene from "Gone with the Wind" filmed

One of the most famous scenes in movie history is filmed: Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara parting in Gone with the Wind. Director Victor Fleming also shot the scene using the alternate line, “Frankly, my dear, I just don’t care,” in case the film censors objected to the word “damn.” The censors approved the movie but fined producer David O. Selznick $5,000 for including the curse.

 

[Tania Admin]

June 28th

1880

With mobile phones so easily accessible it's difficult to imagine what life would have been like before phones altogether.

The first telephone exchange in Australia opens in Melbourne

This was undertaken by engineering firm Robison Bros between their office in Melbourne city and their South Melbourne foundry. The first telephone exchange was also opened in Melbourne on 28 June 1880. When the Melbourne Telephone Exchange Company was formed by W.H Masters and T.T. Draper, with 100 lines, line no. 1 was assigned to Robison Bros. Brisbane was the next city to open a telephone exchange, and by 1887 each of the capital cities had its own exchange.

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