Thirteen people were killed in Australia's deadliest hot air ballooning accident on August 13, 1989. 9News
At about 6.38am, in the skies just outside Alice Springs, one rising balloon collided with another, sending it plummeting to the ground, killing the pilot and all 12 passengers.
Although the US was still many decades away from deploying women in combat roles, enlisted women were put to clerkly duties, freeing up male Marines for fighting. The pair were hanged for the murder of John Alan West in April of that same year. West had been beaten and stabbed to death during an attempted robbery of his home.King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Marie Antoinette were arrested by the revolutionary National Tribunal on August 13, 1792, and declared enemies of the people.
Though - needless to say - Norton's decrees carried no legal weight, he became a local celebrity. When he died in January 1980, the headline of the Morning Caller read: "Norton the First, by the grace of God Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, departed this life".You definitely know the brand - Birdseye frozen foods have been a staple of the freezer aisle in Australian shops for decades.
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