Australia’s Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited in 1920!

Qantas is the flag carrier of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights and international destinations. It is the third oldest airline in the world, after KLM and Avianca having been founded in November 1920 it began international passenger flights in May 1935.

Also today…

International Day for Tolerance

Anniversary of:
• the foundation of Havana after Cuba moved its capital to avoid mosquito infestations (1519)
• New Zealand officially becoming a separate colony within the British Empire, severing its link to New South Wales (1840)
• the founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1945)
• Milli Vanilli being stripped of their Grammy Award because they did not sing on the Girl You Know It’s Truealbum (1990)
• the first case of SARS virus recorded in China, though it wasn’t identified until later (2002)
• the debut of Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona (2003)