On 19 April 1770, Captain Cook’s Endeavour sighted mainland Australia. As Cook recorded in his journal: I have named it Point Hicks, because Leuit Hicks [sic] was the first who discover’d this land…” On 19 April 1984, Australia adopted Advance Australia Fair as its national anthem. The song has itself provided a national self-discovery of sorts.… Continue reading #OTD 19 April