05-14-2009, 03:14 AM
1787: The 'First Fleet' carrying convicts sets sail for Australia, where it will set up the first penal colony.
1830: Simon Bolivar, the 'Liberator', who won independence for much of South America from Spain, dies.
1943: The Allies secure victory in North Africa with the surrender of 250,000 German and Italian troops.
1830: Simon Bolivar, the 'Liberator', who won independence for much of South America from Spain, dies.
1943: The Allies secure victory in North Africa with the surrender of 250,000 German and Italian troops.