{"slug": "perth", "label": "Perth", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3183", "qid": "Q3183", "description": "capital city of Western Australia, Australia", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1829, 2018], "span_label": ["1829 CE", "2018 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Perth, Western Australia"], "related": [{"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-kingdom", "label": "United Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "australia", "label": "Australia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1829, "year_label": "1829 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 3", "text": "June 3 – The Swan River Colony (later to become the cities of Perth and Fremantle) is founded in Western Australia. This secures the western third of the Australian landmass for the British.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371400114#April–June", "title": "1829", "revid": 1371400114, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1829, "year_label": "1829 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 12", "text": "August 12 – Mrs. Helen Dance, wife of the captain of the ship Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the founding day of the town of Perth, Western Australia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371400114#July–September", "title": "1829", "revid": 1371400114, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 26", "text": "January 26 – The Australia Day shootings rock Perth; 2 people are shot dead and 3 others injured by Eric Edgar Cooke.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370539540#January", "title": "1963", "revid": 1370539540, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1964, "year_label": "1964 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 26", "text": "October 26 – Eric Edgar Cooke becomes the last man executed in Western Australia, for murdering 8 citizens in Perth between 1959 and 1963.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371069587#October", "title": "1964", "revid": 1371069587, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – First Timezone Opens in Perth, Western Australia", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022681#May", "title": "1978", "revid": 1370022681, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 7", "text": "June 7 – Morley and Dianella in Perth, Western Australia, have a once in a decade tornado.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#June", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2018, "year_label": "2018 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 25", "text": "March 25 – Qantas launches direct non-stop Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights between Perth Airport and Heathrow Airport, making it the first commercially non-stop service between Australia and the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373090883#March", "title": "2018", "revid": 1373090883, "section": "Events › March"}}]}