Monday, September 21, 2020 Australian Explorers

1872 - Warburton departs Adelaide on his journey to explore central Australia from Alice Springs to Perth. [more] Australian History

1817 - In an official dispatch, Governor Lachlan Macquarie advocates the adoption of the name Australia for the continent, as suggested by Matthew Flinders. [more] World History

1522 - The first edition of Martin Luther's German translation of the New Testament is published. [more] 1741 - A strange substance known as "Angel Hair" falls over Selborne, England. [more] 1897 - The famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter is published. [more] 1964 - Today is Malta's Independence Day. [more] 2003 - The mission of the Galileo space probe ends, after it has collected much data on Jupiter. [more]