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Historical Timeline
The era between 1750 and 1918 was the time when the modern world was created. For thousands of years the world had been largely the same, people would live the same lives as their parents and grandparents. Until the Industrial Revolution from 1750 to 1918. -
Invention of a more efficient Steam Engine
Although James Watt was not the original inventor of the steam engine he did design a much more efficient steam engine changing the way that people could get from place to place. -
Declaration of the American Independence
The American declaration of independence was when America decided that it would be better off separating from The Commonwealth. -
First Fleet arrives at botany bay
The first fleet, made up of 11 ships with convicts from not just Britain, but America, Africa and France. After a three month voyage the first fleet arrived at Botany Bay to meet the Aboriginal people who were the only inhabitants of the land for over 40,000 years where there was an uneasy standoff before the Europeans claimed the land as their own. -
Creation of the first battery
Alessandro Volta invents the first battery to store electrical currents, it uses alternating discs of copper and zinc with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine in between them. -
Machinery Smashed in England
The Luddites smash machinery in the factories and mills in North and Midlands of England, because they think that the machinery will take their jobs away from them. -
Victorian Gold Rush
In 1851 gold was found in Victoria in Ballarat and Bendigo not long after the first discovery of gold in Victoria 500,000 Australians, Chinese and Europeans rushed to Victoria in the hope that they would find lots and lots of gold. -
Abraham Lincoln Died
On the day of his death the president was going to a comedy at a theatre when the couple joining him and his wife decided not to go which made his security very worried about him when he found another couple to accompany him. Then his wife decided not to go but he was determined to go with or without her. Then at the play a man walked in with a gun and shot Lincoln in the head. -
The end of the American civil war
The American Civil war started when the Confederate army opened fire on U.S. soldiers in South Carolina, four years later around 620,000 people lost their lives fighting for what they believed in. -
Ned Kelly Died
Ned Kelly migrated to Australia and his family was very poor so he was forced to steal to survive. After going to jail twice before he was 19 he was very angry with those who kept accusing him of stealing animals. He then went one to shoot three police officers and steal around 4,400 pounds, before he was arrested and sentenced to death. -
Wright Bros achieve first man controlled flight
Brothers Orville and Wilbur had dreamed about being on the first man controlled flight for years and when the day finally came Orville got to fly the plane it flew for 12 seconds over 37 meters it was the first ever man controlled sustained flight. -
Titanic Sinks
Just four days in the Titanic's first voyage, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm, because the creators were so confident that she was unsinkable she only carried 20 lifeboats which were only there to help other boats that sink. Meaning that only half of the passengers could get off safley. In the end 1,522 passengers and crews members were lost. -
World War I Ends
World War 1 was an extremeley bloody war with around 10 million deaths and around 20 million people injured. Fought between Austria and Germany against over 20 other countries including England, America, France, Australia and New Zealand.
