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The Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution begins, where large changes are made in agriculture, manufacturing and more. -
American Declaration
The Americans declared independence from Great Britain. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in Ohio. He went on to be one of the greatest inventors of all time. He invented important things such as the light bulb. -
The Victorian Gold Rush
The gold Rush was in Ballarat and lasted for approximately 10 years. In that period of time the population roughly tripled. -
VFL
The Victorian Football League was founded. Originally made up of 12 teams. -
Statue Of Liberty
On this day the Statue of Liberty was unveiled. -
First Olympics
In 1896 the first ever olympics were held in Athens, Greece. 14 nations competed and 241 athletes throughout 43 events in 9 sports. -
Wright Brothers
In 1903 the Wright Brothers created the first succesful aeroplane. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford produced his first ever car model. -
Titanic
The Titanic was considered to be unsinkable, but one fateful night the ship collidided with an iceberg and sunk, causing over 1500 deaths. -
Start of World War 1
The first ever global war began, centred in Europe. -
The End Of World War 1
After 4 years of war, it finally ended with close to 10 million people killed.
