1750-1918 By anna.thomson Period: Jan 1, 1788 to Dec 31, 1788 1788 In 1788 the first fleet arrived in Botany Bay and the colonisation of Australia began. Period: Dec 1, 1895 to Dec 25, 1895 1895 Marconi developed the wireless telegraph Period: Dec 24, 1914 to Dec 25, 1914 1914 world war one started