History This Week

A look at events that made history this week -
compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW

Sunday 29 October 2006

1896 The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) Derby horse race is filmed at Melbourne.

1896 Sestier and Barnett film the Melbourne Cup, the first famous film made in Australia.

1906 International Wireless Telegraph Convention, Berlin.
SOS adopted as distress signal.

1920 First broadcast station, KDKA Pittsburg, USA.

1936 BBC broadcasts TV from Alexandra Palace, London.

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