19 March 2019
In 1948, there were 325 TV sets across the Dominion. Homemade lemonade will last up to a week in the fridge. In Honduras, Bolivia, Italy, Portugal and Spain, today is Father’s Day. In 1941, a Dutch minesweeper, the HNLMS A braham Crijnssen escaped the Japanese disguised as a tropical island--now it is in a museum. A baby bird resembles its dad because it’s a chirp off the old block. Today in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. Before plastic and nylon, toothbrushes were made of bone and boars’ bristles. Bathrymetrologists study the measurements of the oceans’ depths. Vancouver is the third largest film production centre in North America. Hockey is a sport in which you can lose the game and your teeth. Caribbean plantations gave redacted Bibles to slaves: all references to slavery removed. Today in 1932, Sydneysiders got their first chance to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Prior to the introduction of toba...