On the 26th of January 1788 the First Fleet sailed through the heads
and sailed up Port Jackson and dropped anchor in Sydney Cove.

This was the biggest event in 60,000 years !

Somehow I think that has to be a day worth celebrating.

Ben Pobjie writes:

" The prospect of being sent to the far end of the world,
to a strange unknown land, was terrifying . The powerful
emotions generated by the discovery of their fate, were
eloquently expressed in the classic old song - 'Botany
Bay" :

"Farewell to old England forever
Farewell to my rum coes as well
Farewell to the well known Tim Bailey
Who used to teach me to spell
Singing too-ra-li-oo-ra-li addity
Singing bing-bong-dum-doo-dad-fi-fay
Singing spinkly pom pinkly bom baddity
It's shyte down in Botany Bay".