Australia’s Newspaper Front Pages Are Blacked Out

On October 21, 2019

Major Australian newspapers blacked out their front pages in protest against press restrictions on printing whistleblower stories.

This Day in History - October 21

1964

The American musical comedy ''My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.

2019

The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.

1966

The catastrophic Tragedy of Aberfan occurred in South Wales, killing many who were in a local school, mostly children.

1520

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.

1915

The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.

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