Author: Blake Jarrett

On this day in 1873 explorer William Grosse left Alice Springs on an expedition, during which he discovers Ayers Rock. William, of the South Australian Survey department, became the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock,...

Today is also the traditional, though unofficial date of William Shakespeare’s birth. April 23, 1564 is the date settled on as Shakespeare was baptised on April 26 of that year, and baptisms were usually performed within a few...