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British Discovery of Australia
The exploration of Australia by Europeans, or white
explorers from the European continent, encompassing several waves of seafarers
and land explorers. Dutch navigators were the first Europeans known to have
explored and mapped the Australian coastline. -
Captain Cook died
Captain Cook died: Captain Cook was an explorer, navigator and a cartographer for
the British Royal Navy. He made several pacific explorations. Also credited with the
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First Fleet Lands in Australia
The first fleet are 11 ships that left Britain to go to Australia and colonize it. It was intended to be a prison colony. The fleet went to botany bay and discovered that it was a bad place for a colony, so they sailed up the cost to Sydney cove where they set up the colony. -
Federation of Australia
The federation of Australia was when Australia became
recognized as a country of its own by the rest of the world. Australia wasn’t a country
it was just a content divided into 6 British colonies, they had different leaders and
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Coca-Cola Invention
Coca-Cola is a carbonated non-alcoholic drink intended to be
like the French wine Coca, which had just been made illegal -
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance to the 1889 world fair. It is a global and cultural icon and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It is also a very large tourist attraction. -
The first modern olympics
It was the first international olympics and was held in Athens. It was the first olympic games to be held in the modern era. Due to its success led to more olympics being held after it, which still happens to this day. -
End to the Triangular Trade Slave
This was a trade between three main ports. Its primary trade was salves however it did carry other goods. It ended in the early 19th century as slaves started becoming illegal and there were easier ways to transport goods. -
Gold discovered in Victoria
The Victorian gold rush was a period in in the history of Victoria in Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860’s. 174 tonnes of gold worth 14,000,000 pounds in 1852 alone back then the average person would make 2 pounds in a year so that is a huge amount of money -
Titanic crashed
The titanic was a newly build british passenger ship. It sunk on its maiden voyage when it hit an iceberg, causing the death of 1,502 people. At the time of the sinking, it was the largest ship that had ever been afloat.
