Headline News features key events, including international events, which made the headlines in Australian newspapers over the last century. The dancing man was filmed on a street in Sydney during celebrations at the announcement of the end of World War II in August 1945. On 21 July 1969 (ASST), a human footprint was impressed for the first time on the Moon's surface, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. The city of Darwin was devastated early on Christmas morning 1974, when Cyclone Tracy hit land killing 65 people, injuring many more and wreaking havoc on buildings, power, water and sewerage. When Australia II, sailing under the auspices of the Royal Perth Yacht Club, was victorious in the seventh and final race in the 1983 America's Cup, it was the first successful challenge to the New York Yacht Club in 132 years — the longest winning streak in sporting history.
Stamp and cover design: Stacey Zass, Page 12
Stamp and minisheet images: The Dancing Man, © T3Media; Bur. Aldrin, NASA is courtesy of Buzz Aldrin; Cyclone Tracy, News Ltd; America's Cup, courtesy of America's Cup Event Authority LLC; Paper backgrounds, © Tomas Jasinskis/shutterstock; photolincishutterstock; (C!) TADDEUS/ shutterstoek
Cover image: Stack of newspapers, © Dmytro Hurnytskiy/shutterstock
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