10 things you should know about January 26

Much more has happened on this date beyond Arthur Phillip claiming Aboriginal land under the British Empire. On January 26 we reflect some of the important historical moments.

Members of the public hold flags at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony Source: AAP/Mick Tsikas

Here are the 10 things you should know about January 26:

1. The First Fleet didn't actually land in Australia on the 26th of January

 

2. The first sanctioned marriage between an Aboriginal person and a convict, Robert & Maria Lock, occurred on the 26th January 1824

 

3. What Henry Parkes said about the 1888 Centenary celebrations

 

4. A significant Aboriginal protest in 1938 rallied against Australia Day and was called the 'Day of Mourning'

 

5. In 1938, the 150th Anniversary, Aboriginal people were forced to participate in a reenactment of the landing of the First Fleet

 

6. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the 26th January 1972

 

7. On 26 January 1988, more than 40,000 people staged the largest march in Sydney since the early 1970s Vietnam Moratorium demonstrations

 

8. Archie Roach's 1988 protest song, 'Keep your handouts, give us back our land"

 

9. Australia Day was not consistently celebrated on the 26th of January as a public holiday in all states and territories until 1994

 

10. The triple j Hottest 100 wasn't always on the 26th of January