10 historical events that happened in March

March. 1 March – Australia records its first death from the COVID-19 pandemic. Major supermarket chains begin to ration toilet paper sales, after the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia triggers cases of panic buying across the country.

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• 1 March 1932: The ‘Lindbergh baby’ vanishes.
• 2 March 537: Belisarius saves Rome from the Goths.
• 4 March 1918: ‘Spanish’ flu strikes and kills 100 million.
• 5 March 1946: Churchill warns of an ‘iron curtain’ falling across Europe.
• 11 March AD 222: Rome’s emperor of excess meets a bloody end.

Australia profile -Timeline

• A chronology of key events:
• 40,000 BC – The first Aborigines arrive from south-east Asia.
• 1770 – Captain James Cook charts the east coast in his ship HM Endeavour.
• 1788 – British Navy captain Arthur Phillip founds a penal settlement at Sydney.

Australia is world famous for its natural wonders and wide open spaces, its beaches, deserts, “the bush”, and “the Outback”. Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanised countries; it is well known for the attractions of its large cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.

The first people who arrived in Australia were the Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. They lived in all parts of Australia. They lived by hunting, fishing and gathering. Aborigines invented tools like the boomerang and spear.

about 118 years and 8 months

Compared to most of the world, Australia is older. Most European, Asian and African countries were formed after Australia. India was founded in 1947, South Korea in 1948 and China in 1949. For example, the United States of America began its journey as country in 1776.

The country is ranked 10th out of 162 on the safest and most dangerous countries ranking. Crimes rates and terrorism risk are low. Although there is no shortage of dangerous animals (spiders, snakes, jellyfish, crocodiles, sharks), recent data shows that the most dangerous animal in Australia is…a horse.

Canada is 17.7% cheaper than Australia.