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1788

Captain Arthur Phillip unfurls the British flag at Sydney Cove and proclaims British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia

1808

First recorded celebrations on 26 January

1817

Governor Macquarie recommends the adoption of the name Australia for the entire continent, replacing New Holland

1818

Governor Macquarie holds the first official celebrations on 26 January, marking thirty years of white settlement

1836

First Anniversary Regatta held on Sydney Harbour. This is now the Australia Day Regatta, the oldest continuous sailing regatta in the world

1838

Celebrations held to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Phillip's landing and the commencement of the traditional Australia Day public holiday in New South Wales

1871

Australian Natives Association formed. Instrumental in supporting issues such as Federation, the naming of our national day as Australia Day and citizenship ceremonies following WWI

1888

Centenary celebrations for Anniversary Day across the nation Centennial Park permanently reserved for public use

1901

January 1, Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia

1931

Australia Day adopted in Victoria

1932

Australia Day adopted in NSW only to be reversed to Anniversary Day by the incoming state government

1935

Commonwealth Government and all States and Territories except NSW adopt Australia Day as the official title for our national day

1938

150th Anniversary celebrations across the nation

1946

All States and Territories celebrate the 26 January as Australia Day

1949

Separate Australian citizenship became law for the first time Citizenship ceremonies began to become part of Australia Day celebrations

1960

Sir Macfarlane Burnet the first Australian of the Year

1968

Lionel Rose becomes the first Aboriginal Australian of the Year

1972

26 January the Aboriginal Tent Embassy established on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra

1979

National Australia Day Council formed, incorporated in 1990

1981

Australia Day Council of NSW formed, initially operating as part of the NSW Bicentennial Council

1988

Bicentennial celebrations and for the first time a united public holiday on the 26 January across the nation Modern Tall Ships and First Fleet Re-enactment arrive in Australia. Largest Aboriginal protest march in history on 26 January

1992

Inaugural Survival concert held at La Perouse, now an annual event

1994

All States and Territories begin to celebrate Australia Day on the actual day - the 26 January - for the first time

1996

Over 6.5 million Australians celebrate Australia Day nationally

2001

Centenary of Federation celebrated. Though the date was January 1st, many communities combined Australia Day and Centenary of Federation celebrations.

2002

Over 7 million people celebrate Australia Day nationally.

2004

7.5 million people attend Australia Day ceremonies nationally. This figure is unlikely to fall.

Source: www.australiaday.com.au/studentresources/history.aspx

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Ocean Temperatures at Various Depths by Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Globally averaged temperature anomaly. Note the stronger anomalies in the top 100 meters that are countered by strong anomalies between 200 and 100 meters deep. The contrast is related to the influence of the climate pattern known as El Niño Southern Oscillation.

Wifi Hotspot Pickup, HQ 9.17.20 by St. Louis County Library

Dr. Sam Page, St. Louis County Executive and Kristen Sorth, Directory & CEO St. Louis County Library

Ocean Heat Content Rise 2005-2013 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Timeline of globally averaged ocean heat content anomaly from 2005-2013. Heat content has been steadily increasing due to increasing temperature of deeper ocean layers.

John Jay College Information Kiosk by CUNYLab2013