Bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces
Today marks the anniversary of the 1942 bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces in what remains the largest attack on mainland Australia by a foreign power. During World War II, around 10,000 Allied … (more...)
February 19
This Day in History
1942
1861
Russia Abolishes Serfdom
On this day in 1861, six years after being crowned Tsar of Russia, Alexander signed the Emancipation Act, bringing to an end the centuries old institution of serfdom. It brought immediate freedom to … (more...)
1473
Copernicus born
On February 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus is born in Torun, Poland. The father of modern astronomy, he was the first to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. Prior to the … (more...)
This Day in History
January 22
TV Guide
- 9:30pm Volatile Earth
- 10:30pm Who Killed Rasputin? Rec
- 11:30pm Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 12:00am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 12:30am Great Australians With Alan Jones Rec
- 1:30am Nazi Hunters Rec
- 2:30am Dead of Winter: The Donner Party Rec
- 4:00am Families That Changed The World Rec
- 4:45am Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen Rec
- 5:30am Volatile Earth Rec
- 6:30am Who Killed Rasputin? Rec
- 7:30am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 8:00am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 8:30am Time Team Rec
- 9:30am Time Team Rec
- 10:30am The Cars That Made Us Rec
- 11:30am Families That Changed The World Rec
- 12:30pm Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen Rec
- 1:30pm Strategy: The Genius of Warfare Rec
- 2:30pm Nazi Hunters Rec
- 3:30pm The Civil War by Ken Burns Rec
- 4:30pm Battlefleet Rec
- 5:30pm Building Australia Rec
- 6:00pm Building Australia Rec
- 6:30pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Rec
- 7:30pm Abandoned Engineering Rec
