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On This Day 1788 - Today is Australia Day, commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson, New South Wales. 1808 - Governor William Bligh is overthrown in the Rum Rebellion. 1950 - India gains independence from British rule, becoming a republic. 1988 - Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway. It would go on to become the longest-running Broadway show. 1988 – Australia celebrates its Bicentenary, a parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbour is part of the celebration. 1989 - Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:50:00 +0000

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