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1788 - The First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove.
1808 - John Macarthur is arrested sparking the Rum Rebellion. Military officers supporting Macarthur arrest Governor Bligh.
1849 - The Anti-transportation League was formed after public meeting at Launceston, Tasmania.
1928 - Indigenous Australian protestors hold the first Day of Mourning.
1943 - The Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act (1943) is passed which provided for the use of conscripts in the South-Western Pacific Zone (SWPZ) during the period of war.
1958 - Australia's first and only nuclear reactor HIFAR goes critical for the first time, full power generation occurs for the first time in 1960.
1958 - Thousands of Greek men riot in Melbourne when the bridal ship Castel Felice is 9 hours late
1959 - Darwin was granted city status.
1960 - The Australian of the Year awards are first granted.
1966 - The Beaumont children disappear, never to be found.
1981 - The Australian Institute of Sport is opened.
1994 - A man fires two blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales in Sydney.