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Jan 26, 2024 · Roman Catholic counter-reformation, British say g'day to Australia, Clinton's notorious denial and other important events, birthdays and deaths from January 26.
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From Britannica Book Of The Year
January 26, 1988
Australia celebrated its bicentennial with characteristic joviality, reenacting the arrival of Capt. Arthur Philip in Sydney Harbour in 1788. The exiled British convicts aboard Phillip's 11 ships were the first Europeans to settle permanently on the continent. Some of Australia's Aborigines were on hand to protest "the white invasion" of their land, but many others stood shoulder to shoulder with white Australians, excited by the sight of the prince and princess of Wales, who represented Queen Elizabeth II, the nation's chief of state. The huge crowds also included tens of thousands of new Australians immigrants from all over the world.
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Jun 20, 2023 · January 26th marks a day of historical significance with events like the arrival of British ships in Australia and the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It’s a day of scientific breakthroughs, political milestones, and cultural celebrations.
What Happened On This Day – January 26. 2001 A massive earthquake hits Gujarat, India. About 20,000 people died and over 160,000 people were injured. 1998 In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”
Events. What memorable events happened on January 26 in history? Keep reading to find out! 2020. A helicopter carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed in California with no survivors. 2015. England’s first female bishop of the Church of England, Libby Lane, was ordained. 2015. A drone crashed onto the White House lawn.
Condoleezza Rice is appointed to the post of secretary of state. The post makes her the highest ranking African-American woman ever to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet.
