Arthur Phillip believed he could turn a monumental ... Robertson has lobbied for decades to have the oft-overlooked captain’s remains — believed to be resting in the grounds of a church ...

26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788.

1788 - First Fleet arrives in Australia: Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Jack at Sydney Cove, officially founding the British colony of New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day.

On Jan. 26, 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed near what is now Sydney. • In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. • In 1939, during the ...

Australia's national day on Jan. 26 is a date of mourning for many Indigenous Australians because it marks the day that Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove and the beginning of the ...