What happened On This Day in History?!
Gunners & Ali - On This Day
Tuesday, 5 December 2023 - 3 minutes
On This Day...
- Christie's held their first auction in London in 1766.
- The vessel Marie Celeste was found abandoned on this day in 1872. The captain and his crew were never heard of again.
- Woolworths first store opened in Australia in 1924.
- Prohibition ended after 14 years in the US in 1933.
- TV Week went on sale for the first time in Australia in 1957.
- Conscription ended in Australia in 1972.
- Gerry Humphries, lead singer for the Australian band The Loved Ones died aged 6 in 2005.
- Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of Rupert Murdoch, died aged 103, in 2012.
- Amazon launched its full Australian website in 2017.
- Peter Cundall, UK-born Australian horticulturalist and television presenter, died aged 94 in 2021.
