On this day April 2 Australia 1844 - The first permanent synagogue is built in Australia. Designed by James Hume, the synagogue on York Street had a seating capacity of 500. It served as the centre of Jewish life in Sydney until the Great Synagogue in Elizabeth Street was completed in 1878. 1874 - A major strike is held at Moonta Mines in South Australia. This event was a catalyst to the formation of the United Tradesmens Society, which later became the Labor League of South Australia. 2011 - Thousands of people in Sydney rally against the proposed carbon tax. Other places 1800 - Beethovens first symphony premieres in Vienna. 1877 - Mordecai Ham, the man who led Billy Graham to Christ, is born. (I know his cousin and sister. Gypsy Ham and Virginia Ham) 1914 - Actor Sir Alec Guinness is born. (What a great actor he was) 2005 - Pope John Paul II, the Pope who contributed significantly to the fall of communism in the Twentieth century, dies.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:51:38 +0000
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