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#OnThisDay 8 December 2011 Sir Zelman Cowen died at the age of 92 in Toorak, Victoria. He served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#OnThisDay 8 December 2011 Sir Zelman Cowen died at the age of 92 in Toorak, Victoria. He served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1997 Jennifer Mary "Jenny" Shipley, leader of the National Party, was sworn in as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, the previous National leader. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1997 Jennifer Mary "Jenny" Shipley, leader of the National Party, was sworn in as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, the previous National leader. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1983 Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake died at the age of 79 in Wellington, New Zealand. He served as the 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1957, and from 1960 to 1972, as leader of the National Party, and as the 13th Governor-General from 1977 to 1980. #OTD
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1983 Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake died at the age of 79 in Wellington, New Zealand. He served as the 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1957, and from 1960 to 1972, as leader of the National Party, and as the 13th Governor-General from 1977 to 1980. #OTD
#OnThisDay 8 December 1877 Sir Zelman Cowen was sworn in as the 19th Governor-General of Australia, succeeding Sir John Robert Kerr. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1877 Sir Zelman Cowen was sworn in as the 19th Governor-General of Australia, succeeding Sir John Robert Kerr. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1972 Norman Eric Kirk, leader of the Labour Party, was sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding John Ross "Jack" Marshall of the National Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 December 1972 Norman Eric Kirk, leader of the Labour Party, was sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding John Ross "Jack" Marshall of the National Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1948 Thomas Tuke Hollway, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in for a third consecutive time as the 36th Premier of Victoria. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1948 Thomas Tuke Hollway, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in for a third consecutive time as the 36th Premier of Victoria. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1922 Northern Ireland seceded from the Irish Free State and rejoined the United Kingdom. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #northernireland #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1922 Northern Ireland seceded from the Irish Free State and rejoined the United Kingdom. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #northernireland #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1899 Frederick William Holder was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 19th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Vaiben Louis Solomon. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1899 Frederick William Holder was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 19th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Vaiben Louis Solomon. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1874 Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet was born. He served as the 18th Governor of South Australia from 1920 to 1922. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1874 Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet was born. He served as the 18th Governor of South Australia from 1920 to 1922. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1821 Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1821 Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #politics
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A horrifying CNN investigation reveals how Israel buried hundreds of starving Palestinians some of them alive using bulldozers and unmarked graves.
Missing in Gaza: CNN investigation points to the Israeli military bulldozing the dead bodies of Palestinians seeking aid | CNN
A CNN investigation into Palestinians who went missing near the Zikim crossing in Gaza this year points to aid seekers being killed and, in some cases, bulldozed into unmarked graves by Israeli forces...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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#OnThisDay 8 December 1781 Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey was born as Thomas Philip Robinson. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1841 to 1844. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1781 Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey was born as Thomas Philip Robinson. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1841 to 1844. #OTD #history #irlpol #iepol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1756 William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington died at the age of about 73 in London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1746 to 1750. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1756 William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington died at the age of about 73 in London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1746 to 1750. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1542 Mary I was born in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland. She reigned as Queen of Scots from 1542 to 1567. #OTD #history #scotland #royals #royalfamily #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1542 Mary I was born in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland. She reigned as Queen of Scots from 1542 to 1567. #OTD #history #scotland #royals #royalfamily #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 December 1154 Theobald of Bec stepped down as Regent of England, having served since October. #OTD #history #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#OnThisDay 8 December 1154 Theobald of Bec stepped down as Regent of England, having served since October. #OTD #history #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1918 Frank Wilson died at the age of 59 in Claremont, Western Australia. He served as the 9th Premier of Western Australia from 1910 to 1911 as an independent, and from 1916 to 1917 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1918 Frank Wilson died at the age of 59 in Claremont, Western Australia. He served as the 9th Premier of Western Australia from 1910 to 1911 as an independent, and from 1916 to 1917 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1891 Sir Arthur Blyth died at the age of 68 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. He served as the 9th Premier of South Australia from 1864 to 1865, and from 1871 to 1872, and from 1873 to 1875. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #parlisa #saparli #politics
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1891 Sir Arthur Blyth died at the age of 68 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. He served as the 9th Premier of South Australia from 1864 to 1865, and from 1871 to 1872, and from 1873 to 1875. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #parlisa #saparli #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1881 Sir George Cumine Strahan was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Tasmania, succeeding Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, who retired the year before. Sir John Henry Lefroy thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
December 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1881 Sir George Cumine Strahan was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Tasmania, succeeding Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, who retired the year before. Sir John Henry Lefroy thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1872 Sir Richard Davies Hanson took office as Administrator of South Australia, during the absence of Governor Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #parlisa #saparli #politics
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1872 Sir Richard Davies Hanson took office as Administrator of South Australia, during the absence of Governor Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #parlisa #saparli #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1860 Sir Joseph Cook was born as Joseph Cooke in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. He served as the 6th Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1860 Sir Joseph Cook was born as Joseph Cooke in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. He served as the 6th Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1838 Sir Thomas Bent was born in Penrith, New South Wales. He served as the 22nd Premier of Victoria from 1904 to 1909 as leader of the Reform League. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1838 Sir Thomas Bent was born in Penrith, New South Wales. He served as the 22nd Premier of Victoria from 1904 to 1909 as leader of the Reform League. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 7 December 1776 John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#OnThisDay 7 December 1776 John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics
#OnThisDay 6 December 1945 Edmund John Chisholm Dwyer-Gray died at the age of 75 in Hobart, Tasmania. He served as the 29th Premier of Tasmania in 1939 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#OnThisDay 6 December 1945 Edmund John Chisholm Dwyer-Gray died at the age of 75 in Hobart, Tasmania. He served as the 29th Premier of Tasmania in 1939 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 6 December 1936 John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington died at the age of 70 in Hyde Park Gardens, London, England. He served as the 15th Governor of New Zealand from 1910 to 1912. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
December 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#OnThisDay 6 December 1936 John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington died at the age of 70 in Hyde Park Gardens, London, England. He served as the 15th Governor of New Zealand from 1910 to 1912. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 6 December 1935 Michael Joseph Savage, leader of the Labour Party, was sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding George William Forbes of the United Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 6 December 1935 Michael Joseph Savage, leader of the Labour Party, was sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand, succeeding George William Forbes of the United Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics