Dundalli, executed by the state on this day in 1855, was an Aboriginal lawman who mediated conflict between European settlers and indigenous aboriginal peoples in the area of Brisbane in South East Queensland.

Image: 1855 sketch of Dundalli by Silvester Diggles [Wikipedia]

On this day in 1957, President Eisenhower declared the "Eisenhower Doctrine", authorizing commitment of U.S. forces to any nation threatened by "international communism". In 1958, 14,000 U.S. troops occupied Lebanon during a political crisis.

Image: American Marine in a foxhole outside Beirut