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Today in NZ history- 20/01/1957 - Scott Base opens in AntarcticaCaptain Harold Ruegg, Administrator for the Ross Dependency, opened Scott Base, New Zealand’s permanent Antarctic research station, during a ceremony on Ross Island.
- 21/01/1859 - Ice comes to NelsonEnjoying a cold drink on a hot afternoon was not always as simple as adding ice from the freezer to water from the refrigerator. Once the ice made a much longer journey.
- 21/01/1889 - American daredevil parachutes from balloon ‘Professor’ Thomas Baldwin descended by parachute from a balloon floating high above South Dunedin.
- 21/01/1944 - New Zealand and Australia sign the Canberra PactThe Canberra Pact was an undertaking by the two countries to co-operate on international matters, especially in the Pacific.
- 20/01/1957 - Scott Base opens in Antarctica
