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Events on this Day – 21 January

1859

Enjoying a cold drink on a hot afternoon was not always as simple as adding ice from the freezer to water from the refrigerator. At one time the ice made a much longer journey.

1889

‘Professor’ Thomas Baldwin landed safely by parachute from a balloon floating high above South Dunedin.

1944

The Canberra Pact was an undertaking by the two countries to co-operate on international matters, especially in the Pacific.