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1770 British discover Australia
Lieutenant James Cook landed at Botany Bay and placed the British flag down and claimed as Britain's own which led to federation -
1775-1783 The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a growing conflict that arose from tension between North Americas multiple colonies and the colonial government that represented the British Crown -
1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed which meant the separation of the 13 North American Britain colonies from Great Britain. -
1788 The first fleet landed in Australia
The first fleet landed in Australia from britain filled up of convicts and prisoners as the prisons in Britain were to full -
1789-1799 The French Revolution
The French Revolution impacted all of Europe by tearing down Frances monarchy -
1804 The reign of Napoleon
The reign of Napoleon was a huge time of industrialising the French economy as he conquered many places and built up France -
1858 first organised game of AFL
1858 students from Scotch College, Church of England Grammar and St Kilda Grammar competed against each other in the first organized game of AFL -
1876 invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and started the way we would use and create our technology -
1901 Australia Federation
On the 1st January 1901 Australia was Federated when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right -
1912 the Titanic crashed
The Titanic (The Unsinkable) hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York and sunk causing the death of 1,502 people