Australian Bicentenary was officially declared to be the Golden Wattle "Acacia pycnantha". The Gazettal was signed by the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 August 1988. A ceremony was held on 1 September 1988 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The Minister for Home Affairs, Robert Ray, made the formal announcement and the Prime Minister's wife, Mrs Hazel Hawke, planted a Golden Wattle 1988 was also marked by the completion of many unique development projects such as the Bicentennial National Trail and on 9 May of that year, Queen Elizabeth II opened the New Parliament House in Canberra. As well as
1988 Summer Olympics version was called Hosuni. The name "Hodori" was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public. It is a compound of "ho", the Sino-Korean bound morpheme for "tiger" (appearing also in the usual word "horangi" for "tiger"), and "dori", a diminutive for "boys". The 1988 Games were covered by the following broadcasters: 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Korean: ; ), was an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. In the Seoul Games, 159 nations were represented by a total