TODAY IN HISTORY
1951 Disastrous centennial yacht race begins
Twenty yachts left Wellington for Lyttelton in a race to celebrate Canterbury's centenary. The fleet ran into a severe southerly storm and only one yacht officially finished the race. Two others were lost, along with their 10 crew members.
1855 Massive earthquake hits southern North Island
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake had a profound impact on the development of Wellington city.
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Katherine Mansfield
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New Zealand and the First World War
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Women's Suffrage Petition
The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893.
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