1788 the 1st elements of the First Fleet of 736 convicts from England to Australia arrived in Botany Bay to set up a penal colony 1980 Pink Floyds record “The Wall” hit number 1

1773 Captain James Cook became the 1st to cross the Arctic Circle 1920 the 1st day of the prohibition of alcohol came into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution

1938 the 1st Jazz concert was held by Benny Goodman at NYC Carnegie Hall 1963 Los Angeles nightclub The Wiskey A-Go-Go opened

1759 the British Museum opened in Montague House London 2011 Wikipedia was launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger

1794 the first Cesarean operation successful surgery was preformed by Dr Jessee Bennet of Virginia on his wife World War II President Franklin Roosevelt traveled from Miami to Morocco to meet Winston Churchill becoming the first US president to travel overseas by plane

1848 Wyatt Earp famed western sheriff and gunslinger was born he died in 1929 1930 the first “Mickey Mouse” comic strip appeared