🎨 Uluru is handed back to its people (1985)
Where: Uluru, Australia
📅 On This Day: October 26
October 26, 1985: Uluru is handed back to its people. On this day in 1985, Australia returned the giant red rock Uluru to the Aṉangu people, who have cared for it for tens of thousands of years. For the Aṉangu it is a sacred place full of ancestors' stories. Today they look after the park together with the government.
✨ More events on this day
- 1825 💡 The Erie Canal opened in New York State, linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie. Boats could now carry goods between the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes.
- 1863 🏅 The Football Association was founded in a London pub. It wrote down the first official rules of football, the game much of the world now calls soccer.
- 1936 🏛️ The first electric generator at Hoover Dam started running at full power. The giant dam on the Colorado River went on to light up cities across the American Southwest. Hoover Dam →
🧠 Question of the day
Who was Uluru handed back to?
- The Aṉangu people
- The Inuit people
- The Māori people
Show the answer
Answer: The Aṉangu people
🎂 Landmarks that opened on October 26
Questions
What happened on October 26?
October 26, 1985: Uluru is handed back to its people. It happened in Uluru, Australia.
Which landmarks opened on October 26?
Hallgrímskirkja (consecrated 1986).
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru