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Australia is discovered by British
Lieutenant James Cook charts Australia's east coast for Great Britain. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution begin with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and ends with the Treaty of Paris, on September 3rd, 1783, a victory for the American side. -
Colonization of Australia
Sydney Cove colony is officially proclaimed by Governor Arthur Phillip. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille on July 14th 1789, and ends on November 9th, 1799, with Napoleon appointing himself "first consul" of France. -
Life-changing invention
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, revolutionizing the cotton industry, and applies for patent. -
God Save the Queen!
Queen Victoria of Great Britain is coronated on June 28th, 1838 at the age of 19. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War breaks out between the Union and the Confederacy on April 12th, 1861 with the bombing of Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, and ends with Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender on May 9th 1865 -
Convict transportation ends
The last shipment of convicts to Australia aboard the Hougoumont arrives in West Australia on January 10th, 1868. -
Turn of the Century
Marie and Pierre Curie discover radium in their Paris laboratory on December 21st 1898. -
The war to end all wars
The twentieth century is shaped with the start of World War 1 due to Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination in Sarajevo on July 28th 1914, and ends November 11th, 1918 with the signing of the Armistice on the eleventh hour.
