26 January 1788 January 25, 2014 Author: Staff The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney. This is first permanent European settlement on the continent. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined." Lucan — Click here for more from Lucan Related posts: 26 January 1788 18 January 1977 20 October 1973 6 January 1941 24 January 1943 27 January 1974 19 October 1987 13 January 1939 26 January 2004 8 December 1987 Categories: History Tags: 1788, 26 January