IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1827. —Brittle of Navarino; TurkoEgyptian fleet, destroyed by allied fleets. 1842.—Death of Grace Darling, heroine of Ingstone lighthouse, aged 25. 1883.—Barlholdi Statue of Liberty set up in New York Harbour. 1894.—Death of James A. Froude, historian. 1914—First Battle of Ypres. 1915.—General Sir lau Hamilton took command at Gallipoli. 1918. —Belial) cosst clear of Germans. 1940.—R.A.F. raided Berlin and industrial centres in Northern Italy. 1941.—Stanley Eric George Graham, responsible for six deaths on West Coast, shot and captured by constable. 1941.—Nazi commander at Nantes shot dead; series of savage reprisals culminating in mass execution's of hostages. —October 21. 1773. —Captain Cook made his third visit to New Zealand. 1802. -Gernerio made the first parachute descent in England. 1805—Battle of Trafalgar: death of Nelson. 1832.—Death of Sir Walter Scott. 1890. Responsible Government ■ proclaimed in Western Australia. 1899. —First New Zealand contingent sailed . for South Africa. v l9os.—Duuedin Railway P.! a I ion opened. 1930. —Mine disaster at Alsdorf, Germany, 260 killed.
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Evening Star, Issue 25619, 20 October 1945, Page 1
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163IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25619, 20 October 1945, Page 1
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