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First Fleet Landed In Australia
Between 1788 and 1850, Captain Arthur Phillip and the rest of The First Fleet sailed to Australia, Botany Bay. Captain Phillip then decided after 20,000 kilometres of travelling that it was unsuitable for their settlement because he believed that the area had poor soil, no safe anchorage and no reliable fresh water. They then sailed off again and found an area north to Botany Bay, in one of his reports he describes it as ‘one of the finest harbours in the world’, he named this sight Sydney Cove. -
Australia's First Bank
In 1817, Lachlan Macquarie established Australia's first ever bank which was called ‘The bank of New South Wales but got changed in 1982 to what we know today as ‘Westpac’. Westpac now has a long and proud history as Australia's first and oldest bank. Their first employee was known by the name Joseph Hyde Potts and he was employed in 1982 as a porter and servant. -
Victoria Separates From New South Wales
On July 1st 1851, the British act of separating Victoria and New South Wales. It wasn’t signed until 5th of August 1850 by Queen Victoria, but it was then enabled to pass the legislation by the New South Wales Legislation Council on the 1st of July 1851. There was also a separation tree which had been there for at least 400 years, it was there to celebrate that Victoria had become a separate colony from New South Wales, unfortunately two separate vandalism attacks made the tree start to die. -
End Of American Civil War
The Civil War is a war that occured on the 12th of April 1861. The war included the Union states (Northern states) and the states of the Confederacy (Southern states). It is believed that the war started when the election of Abraham Lincoln happened in 1860 and the differences between northern and southern states and their the idea of slavery, as well as trade, tariffs, and states rights. In the end, the Union states won the war and there was around about 640,000-700,000 soldiers killed. -
The Invention Of The Telephone
In 1876, a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist and teacher of the deaf invented the first ever telephone. He successfully tested it along with his assistant Thomas A Augustus Watson, after such a successful invention he urged to create more from his knowledge and research on hearing and speech. Later he invented the Photophone, Hydrofoil, Audiometer, Metal detector etc. -
Invention Of The Electric Light Bulb
In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp, he was not the first official light bulb inventor but he is often credited with the invention because his version was able to outrun the earlier versions. In 1879 his invention changed the world because it allows for industrial processes to continue into the night due to the greater amount of light compared to a candle, workers can now work anytime of day. -
Coca Cola Invented
In 1886, after working in a pharmacy for a long time John Pemberton realised that none of the drugs he invented were making money. After attending the Civil War, he decided that he wanted to invent something that would bring him commercial success, so he invented a very successful carbonated beverage called Coca-Cola. Coca Cola was originally an alcoholic drink called “Pemberton's French Wine Coca” but was forced to take the alcohol out of his original coke wine formula due to prohibition laws. -
First Modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens with 60,000 spectators. At least 280 male participants from 13 nations took place, competing in 43 events which included track and field, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, cycling, tennis, weightlifting, shooting and fencing etc. James Connolly from America became the first modern Olympic champion when he won the triple jump on the opening day of the Games, he was awarded a silver medal and an olive branch. -
First Powered Flight
In 1903, the first time in history that a machine is made that powers itself for flying. Orville and Wilbur Wright (aka The Wright Brothers) successfully started a major revolution in flying technology, they made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. Their invention made a huge impact to the future. -
The Titanic Sinks
On April 15th 1912, the Titanic weighing 46,000 tons and measuring to be 882 feet long, sunk into the North Atlantic Ocean along with 1,503 passengers and crew. After picking up the final passengers from Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, they then set off to New York City. The boat failed to change direction which caused it to crash into an iceberg breaking at least 5 compartments, which then filled with water which pulled down the bow of the ship causing the Titanic to break in half.
