On this day in history: 1815 - Grace Darling, the English - TopicsExpress



          

On this day in history: 1815 - Grace Darling, the English lighthouse keepers daughter who rescued survivors from a shipwreck, is born. 1876 - Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who designed Canberra, Australias capital city, is born. 1642 - Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania, naming it Van Diemens Land. 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes his controversial Origin of the Species.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:32:43 +0000

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