26 May in Australian History

Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.

• 1944 – The acting prime minister, Frank Forde announced Australia’s intention of embarking on an active postwar immigration policy.
• 1971 – Qantas subject to an extortion hoax.
• 1998 – The first National Sorry Day protest held (pictured).
• 2005 – National Sorry Day renamed National Day of Healing

International Observances.

• Independence Day, commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918 (Georgia)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
• Mother’s Day (Poland)
• National Paper Airplane Day (United States)
• National Sorry Day (Australia)

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