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ABC 80 Years

1931

1932

Welcome to the ABCUnemployment peaks

1933

1934

London-Melbourne Air Race

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Outbreak of War

1940

1941

1942

Japan bombs Darwin

1943

Women in Parliament

1944

Ern Malley hoaxLiberal Party established

1945

VP DaySolidarity with Indonesia

1946

1947

1948

Helen Keller visitThe Holden arrives

1949

Snowy Scheme starts

1950

1951

1952

Monte Bello to MaralingaMurdoch gets crackingPilbara iron ore

1953

1954

New Queen DownunderBlack box inventionThe Petrov Affair

1955

Introducing Jedda

1956

ABC TV launchedMelbourne Olympics

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

The PillBreathalyser introduced

1962

1963

1964

Midget Farrelly surf championConscription becomes law

1965

Charlie Perkins' Freedom RideShrimpton shocks Melbourne

1966

Decimal currencyGurindji strikeFirst two-way broadcast

1967

Referendum 1967No more 6 o'clock swillAmerican GIs on R&R

1968

Discovery of Mungo Lady

1969

Equal pay decision

1970

Vietnam moratoriumThe Female Eunuch publishedWest Gate Bridge

1971

One day cricketCurrency Press foundedDaylight saving begins

1972

Sunbury '72Dr Duncan murder

1973

Australia's first casinoRolling Stones tourWhite Australia Policy ends

1974

Countdown begins

1975

International Women's YearThe Whitlam dismissal

1976

1977

Granville rail disaster

1978

First 'bionic ear'The Valentich disappearance

1979

1980

The Chamberlain case

1981

1982

No Dams

1983

Ash WednesdayFirst AIDS deathAmerica's Cup victory

1984

1985

1986

1987

The Fitzgerald Inquiry

1988

1989

The internet arrivesRaversAustralia faces Asia

1990

VFL becomes AFL

1991

First Rugby World Cup

1992

The Mabo decisionKeating's Redfern address

1993

1994

1995

1996

John Howard becomes PMPort Arthur massacre

1997

One Nation

1998

The waterfront dispute

1999

Republic referendum fails

2000

Sydney Olympics

2001

TampaSeptember 11David Hicks captured

2002

Bali bombing

2003

2004

2005

Cronulla riots

2006

2007

Indoor smoking banned

2008

Bill Henson censored

2009

2010

Julia Gillard PM