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May
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| 1901 |
Australian Parliament Opens |
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Having become a nation on January 1, the Commonwealth of Australia took another step towards independence from Britain on this day, convening its first federal parliament in Melbourne. The legislature continued to meet at Melbourne until a site for a national capital could be selected and developed. In 1908, Canberra, a small rural city, was chosen, and construction of the capital began five years later. In 1927, the Australian Parliament met in Canberra for the first time. A new Parliament House in Canberra was inaugurated also on this day in 1988. The new edifice took over ten years to build. |
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| 1945 |
Laos surrenders to Japan, proclaims independence from France |
| 1941 |
Peace convention between France and Thailand |
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