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1750 - 1918
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Seven Years War begins
The Seven Years' War was a world war that took place between 1756 and 1763. It involved most of the great powers of the time and affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines. -
The Sandwich is invented
The Earl of Sandwich creates famous snack of two slices of bread with meat in between, their yum { New Invetntions include the toasted sandwich}. -
James Watt patents his steam engine
in 1763 he was given a Newcomen steam engine to repair. Watt realised that he could improve the engine's effeciency by the use of a seperate condenser. This made Watt's engine 4 times more powerful than earlier designs -
Steamcar is invented
Amédée Bollée of Le Mans built a series of steam-powered passenger vehicles able to carry 6 to 12 people at speeds up to 60 km/h (37 mph), with such names as Rapide and L'Obéissante. -
Captain Cook arrives in Botany Bay
Captain Cook and his crew arrive in Botany Bay { Sydney} and then later on the 13th of may the first fleet arrives, carrying convicts sheep and other resources. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773, took place when a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation recently granted by Parliament to the East India Company, seized 342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor -
American Revolutionary War
American War of Independence, was a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies on the North American continent.The war was the culmination of the American Revolution, where the colonists overthrew British rule. In 1775, Revolutionaries seized control of each of the thirteen colonial governments, set up the Second Continental Congress, and formed an Army. -
America writes the declaration of indepence
On June 4, 1776, a resolution was introduced, declaring the union with Great Britain to be dissolved, it also states natural rights and laws. -
Power Loom is invented
In 1785, Edmund Cartwright patented the first power loom and set up a factory in Doncaster, England to manufacture cloth. Although it wasn't the best loom available. -
Robert Fulton Contrusted his steamboat with Robert Livingston
In 1802, Robert Fulton contracted with Robert Livingston to construct a steamboat for use on the Hudson River; over the next four years, he built prototypes in Europe. -
Invention of the Morse Code
Samuel Morse proved that signals could be transmitted by wire. He used pulses of current to deflect an electromagnet, which moved a marker to produce written codes on a strip of paper - the invention of Morse Code. -
Ned Kelly was Born
The famous Irish Australian Bushranger was born in Beveridge Victoria Australia. He shot 3 police men and then went on to form a gang stealing horses and robbing banks although this ended in a shoot out at Glenrowen -
First practical Fountain Pen was patented
Lewis Waterman patented the first practical fountain pen in 1884. Altough pens that carried their own ink have been around for centuries. -
Paul Vieille invented smokeless powder
Inventor Paul Vieille in 1886 invented smokeless by the use of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin in the gunpowder. This was a critical event in modern weopons of that time, many ways of making gun barrels mainly damascuss barrels had to be changed due to the fact that the old barrels couldnt handle the new powder. -
Coca Cola was founded
John Pemberton, {an Atlanta pharmacist} one afternoon, stirred up a fragrant, caramel-colored liquid and, when it was done, he carried it a few doors down to Jacobs' Pharmacy. Here, the mixture was combined with carbonated water and sampled by customers who all agreed -- this new drink was something special. So Jacobs' Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass. -
Adolf Hilter was born
Famous Dictator Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 at the Gasthof zum Pommer, an inn located at Salzburger Vorstadt 15, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary, a town on the border with Bavaria, Germany. -
Hashish {weed} made illegal in Turkey.
Hashish is made illegal -
First Modern Olyhmpics begins
The event was the idea of Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France who traveled the world to gather support for his dream to have nations come together and overcome national disputes, all in the name of sport. -
Boer War Begins
The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa. Britain took possession of the Dutch Cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars, sparking resistance from the independence-minded Boers, who resented the Anglicization of South Africa and Britain's anti-slavery policiesand in October 1899 full-scale war ensued. -
Alkaline Battery is invented
Thomas Alva Edison invented the alkaline storage battery. Thomas Edison's alkaline cell had iron as the anode material (-) and nickelic oxide as the cathode material (+). -
Russo-Japanese war begins
From 1904 to 1905 the war was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests in China (particularly Manchuria) and Korea-areas of strategic importance to each country. But it was caused many because of Russia wanting to diverting people’s attention away from difficult domestic issues with a successful war. -
Rolex was founded
The Rolex, SA company was founded in 1905 by Mr. Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Mr. Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the Rolex Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placed them in quality cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were then sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The -
Colt 1911 is invented
Designed by John Browning the M1911 pistol originated in the late 1890s as the result of a search for a suitable self-loading handgun to replace the variety of revolvers then in service. During the end of 1899 and start of 1900, a test of self-loading pistols was conducted. Of the six designs submitted, three were eliminated early on. The final test included firing 6000 rounds from it and when the barrel overheated it would be emersed in water, and then fired without any malfunctions. -
Titanic Sinks
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, It was 882 1/2 feet long, 92 1/2 feet wide, 175 feet high, and displaced 66,000 tons of water. 1,517 lives were lost. -
First World War begins
World War I was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of technology advancements that led to enormous increases in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility. It was the 6th deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes, such as revolutions in many of the nations involved.
