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Jan 28, 2015 · 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest for land rights begins on the lawn of Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. Longest continuous protest for indigenous rights in the world. 1972 Serbian air stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute - world's highest fall without a parachute.
Discover what happened on January 26 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. This Day In History: 01/26/1788 - Australia Day. 2020....
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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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January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar ; 339 days remain until the end of the year (340 in leap years ). Events[edit] Pre-1600[edit] 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. [1]
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”