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• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Northern Advocate, The (Whangarei, New Zealand)

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History

1775 Paul Revere begins his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, warning colonists that British troops are approaching.

1840 Samuel Revans prints NZ’s first newspaper, the NZ Gazette, a month after he arrived in Port Nicholson (Wellington).

1847 A Māori utu raid on a farm near Whanganui leaves four members of the Gilfillan family dead, including artist John Gilfillan whose many sketches provide insights into the area’s early colonial history.

1906 Earthquake then fire strike San Francisco, leaving between 3000 and 6000 dead.

1909 Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican.

1954 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power to become prime minister of Egypt.

1978 The US Senate approves the complete turnover of the Panama Canal to...