AUSTRALIA DAY       January 26         Australia Day (previously known as Anniversary Day, Foundation Day, and ANA Day) is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the date commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland.       Although it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later, records of celebrations on 26 January … [Read more...]