Today in NZ history- 19/06/1940 - Niagara mined off Northland coastThe Second World War arrived in New Zealand with a bang when German mines sank the trans-Pacific liner Niagara off Northland’s Bream Head.
- 20/06/1943 - US Navy tragedy at PaekākārikiTen United States Navy personnel drowned off the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington, during a training exercise in bad weather.
- 20/06/1987 - All Blacks win the first World CupWith Michael Jones, John Kirwan and David Kirk scoring tries, the All Blacks defeated France 29–9 at Eden Park, Auckland. Kirk became the first captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.
- 21/06/1864 - Battle of Te RangaAt Te Ranga the British sought revenge for their humiliating defeat at the battle of Gate Pā
- 19/06/1940 - Niagara mined off Northland coast
Monthly Archives: January 2018
How dare they mock him? (How could they not?)
Today’s World Wide Web is full of reaction to Donald Trump’s pronouncement that he’s a “very stable genius”. You might wonder at a man who is so unaware that he can’t understand that such a twitterclaim would dump him straight … Continue reading
