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1750-1918
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Australia Was Discovered
Australia was discovered by Captain James Cook -
Gold Rush
Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years, the Australian population nearly tripled. -
First Australian rules game
31 July 1858 between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College, adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the Richmond Paddock. -
USA Celebrates
United States celebrates 100 years as a nation. -
Telephone was invented
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. -
First Test Cricket Match
international Test cricket began in 1877. England V Australia -
Edison Invented light
Thomas Edison invents the first practical incandescent electric light at Menlo Park, New Jersey. -
Staue Of Liberty
Statue of Liberty, a gift to the United States from France, is unveiled in New York City harbor. -
First Camera
A box camera, the first Kodak, is introduced for use by amateur photographers. -
Basketball Was Invented
YMCA trainee James Naismith invents basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts. Within 10 years the indoor team sport was very popular not only among YMCA programs, but also at colleges, high schools and athletic clubs. -
First Marathon
The first Boston Marathon is held. -
Coffee Was Invented
Coffee, a favorite American beverage since the Civil War, is now marketed in an "instant" form.
