Australia Day, January 26
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 5:16PM
Jeffrey J Johnson

The 26th of January is the day when the first fleet landed at Sydeny Cove in Australia.  The largest celebration in Australia; fireworks, music festivals and local bbqs are held through out the country.

The day is also marked by members of the indigenous people to Australia as Invasion Day, the day that those who lived in the land prior to the Europeans coming.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_day

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