History

At 97, Doug Harrison still scoots around his outback station, doing as much work as he can. As he nears a century of living, he reflects on memorable moments over the decades, with a cuppa in hand and his trusty chihuahua by his side.

What make of car was stolen in the world's first official vehicle theft? And do you know where the Endeavour was repaired after hitting the Great Barrier Reef in 1770?

Brian Baker, 95, spent the first 21 years of his life in living quarters at the York Town Hall where his father was caretaker.

The life of a world famous architect-turned-Catholic priest is being examined to decide if he should be named Western Australia's first saint. John Cyril Hawes constructed more than a dozen famous church buildings across regional WA. 

The drop slab design of Victoria's oldest timber church is a testament to 19th-century engineering.  

The Trump administration is pushing for a return to pre-Nixon days when US presidents could do whatever they wanted with presidential records.

Workers share their stories as 145 years of local legends and history come to an end, with Launceston's iconic brewer announcing it will end local production.

After a couple of years as the country's oldest woman, Lorna Henstridge is still going strong.

As decades passed, the post became the last surviving marker of its kind in the area —  that is until a local historian noticed it had been ripped from the ground. 

The Silver City Cinema in remote NSW has stood the test of time for nearly 60 years. Now its new owners want to honour the legend who kept it alive.

More than a year after France's famed Notre Dame reopened, an archaeological exploration going thousands of years into the history of Paris has begun just metres below the cathedral's ground floor.

After being raised from the bottom of the river, dug out of the mud, and lovingly restored, the PS Canally is ready to take passengers up and down the River Murray.

Who took the first five-wicket haul in one-day cricket? And which state capital was the last to get ABC TV?

In the indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro, prosecutors alluded to a network of spies called The Wasp Network. Here is what happened when they were deployed to Florida in the 1990s.

An excerpt from a 1970 episode of This Day Tonight showing pollution along Parramatta River.

An excerpt from a 1995 episode of Four Corners showing toxic sludge in Homebush Bay.

The "huge swathes" of Pitjantjatjara lines in the 1949 film Bitter Springs are at last translated. Warning: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died.

From Perth's latest quarantine experience to a cultural burial on Rottnest Island, here are our top ABC News photos for Western Australia in May.

Steam-powered trams ran in Rockhampton for 30 years until 1939 and are now displayed at a volunteer museum, between their Sunday and school holiday trips.

From Hildegard von Bingen to Hildur Guðnadóttir, here are some of the most influential women of the music world in history and today.