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jan 5, 1788 - Discovered Australia

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Ships of the First Fleet from England reach Botany Bay, south of Sydney to begin a penel colony.
Almost 250 years ago, Captain James Cook sailed on the voyage where he discovered Australia

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jan 5, 1788
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~ 237 years ago