15TH
FEBRUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST TANCO OR TATTO; ST AGAPE OF
TERNI; ST WALFRID OR GALFRID; & ST SIGFRID OF VAXJO." |
| 15TH |
1788 |
HMS SUPPLY LEAVES SYDNEY FOR NORFOLK ISLAND TO
ESTABLISH A PENAL COLONY THERE. |
| 15TH |
1822 |
ALLIED POWERS LAND FORCES ON CRETE. |
| 15TH |
1882 |
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF FROZEN MEAT LEFT NEW ZEALAND FOR
ENGLAND. |
| 15TH |
1898 |
THE USS ‘MAINE’ IS
STRUCK BY A MINE DURING A GOODWILL TOUR TO CUBA, & SUNK WITH THE LOSS OF 260 LIVES. |
| 15TH |
1901 |
HATCHET IN HAND, "MRS CARRIE NATION" SPENT A BUSY
DAY THRASHING VICE IN TOPEKA, KANSAS, IN HER CONTINUED CRUSADE AGAINST THE EVILS OF
ALCOHOL.
VOWING NEVER TO REST UNTIL ALL SALOONS ARE CLOSED, SHE & HER ARMY OF 500 MEN &
WOMEN LAID SEIGE TO THE TOWN JOINTS, LEAVING IN THEIR WAKE A DEVASTATION OF BROKEN GLASS
& SPLINTERED KEGS. |
| 15TH |
1903 |
THE FIRST TEDDY BEAR INTRODUCED IN
AMERICA, MADE BY "MORRIS & ROSE MICHTOM." |
| 15TH |
1908 |
THE ADELAIDE "BOARD OF HEALTH" CHECK OF 12 ICE
CREAM VENDORS, FOUND ONLY 1/3 OF THEM HAD PRODUCT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. |
| 15TH |
1918 |
FIRST WORLD WAR I, U.S. ARMY TROOPSHIP
TORPEDOED & SUNK OFF IRELAND, BY GERMANY. |
| 15TH |
1926 |
RADIO STATION 2GB OPENS IN SYDNEY. |
| 15TH |
1932 |
U.S. BOBSLED TEAM MEMBER, "EDDIE
EAGAN" BECOMES THE ONLY ATHLETE TO HAVE WON A GOLD MEDAL AT BOTH SUMMER & WINTER
OLYMPICS.
HE WON GOLD IN BOXING AT THE 1920 SUMMER GAMES. |
| 15TH |
1936 |
NORWAY’S, "SONJA HENIE" WINS HER 3RD
CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING GOLD MEDAL. |
| 15TH |
1937 |
AN EXPLOSION AT THE STATE COAL MINE IN
VICTORIA KILLED 13 MEN. |
| 15TH |
1942 |
BRITAIN SURRENDERED SINGAPORE TO JAPANESE FORCES IN WORLD WAR
11. |
| 15TH |
1954 |
"QUEEN ELIZABETH 11" OPENED
PARLIAMENT HOUSE IN CANBERRA. |
| 15TH |
1961 |
THE ENTIRE U.S. FIGURE SKATING TEAM DIE IN BELGIAN SABENA 707
CRASH. |
| 15TH |
1961 |
U.S. SINGER, "JACKIE WILSON"
WAS SHOT BY A FAN, "JUANITA JONES" IN NEW YORK. |
| 15TH |
1965 |
CANADA REPLACES THE UNION JACK FLAG WITH THE MAPLE LEAF. |
| 15TH |
1965 |
JOHN LENNON PASSES HIS DRIVING TEST. |
| 15TH |
1971 |
BRITAIN ADOPTED A DECIMAL CURRENCY SYSTEM. |
| 15TH |
1978 |
"LEON SPINKS" DEFEATED
"MOHAMMAD ALI" FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE IN LAS VEGAS. |
| 15TH |
1979 |
DES CORCORAN REPLACES DON DUNSTAN AS PREMIER OF SOUTH
AUSTRALIA ON HIS RETIREMENT. |
| 15TH |
1979 |
AUSTRALIAN "PAUL SHIRLEY" 21,
SUCKED A LIFESAVER LOLLY FOR 4 HOURS 40 MINUTES. |
| 15TH |
1981 |
A ROCKET POWERED ICE SLED ATTAINS A SPEED OF 339kph ON LAKE
GEORGE, NEW YORK. |
| 15TH |
1984 |
BRITISH COMEDIAN & MAGICIAN
"TOMMY COOPER" DIES AFTER COLLAPSING ON STAGE. |
| 15TH |
1987 |
THE LAST SECTION OF HIGHWAY BETWEEN ADELAIDE AND DARWIN IS
SEALED. |
| 15TH |
1998 |
AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 4.5 ON THE
RICHTER SCALE ROCKS CANBERRA AT 5.30am. NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. |
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