June 28th holds significance in world history, marking events like the implementation of strict media censorship in India during the Emergency and the finalization of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. This day witnessed both positive and negative developments that continue to shape our understanding of the past.
May 28th marks several significant events in history, including the cremation of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, the birth of the Dionne quintuplets in 1934, the issuance of the charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1964, the first major battle for American troops in World War I in 1918, the devastating Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977, the tragic shooting of comedian Phil Hartman in 1998, and the founding of Volkswagen in 1937.
Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, has honored Australians and New Zealanders who lost their lives in war during a poignant dawn service on Anzac Day. The Duke laid a wreath at Hyde Park Corner in London, where war memorials for both countries are located. On behalf of King Charles, he will later lay a wreath at the Centopath and attend the Gallipoli Association’s annual wreath-laying ceremony in St Paul’s Cathedral. Anzac Day commemorates the anniversary of the start of the Gallipoli landings in the First World War, a significant day of remembrance for Australia and New Zealand. Thousands of Anzac troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps died alongside British allies in the ill-fated 1915 campaign.
Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming Anzac Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux, France, where thousands will gather to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers of World War I.
Crowds gathered at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne before dawn broke on Anzac Day 2024. The day marks the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli in 1915. People stood by the eternal flame and gathered outside the shrine to pay their respects. The day is a national day of remembrance for all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in war.
Since the 1860s, thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have served in the Australian Defence Force, including over 1,000 in the First World War. Despite facing discrimination and exclusion, many Indigenous Australians answered the call to defend their country, hiding their racial identity to enlist. Their contributions have been largely erased from mainstream media narratives, but recent documentaries, short films, and collaborations aim to bring these stories to light. Indigenous servicemen and women risked their lives for their country and deserve to have their stories heard and recognized.
