history assignment timeline By crafterm Feb 13, 1763 Seven Years' War Feb 13, 1775 James Watt invents a steam engine. Feb 13, 1783 The American colonies win independence. Feb 13, 1788 The first Fleet establishes a British Colony. Feb 13, 1789 The French Revolution Begins. Feb 13, 1836 Slavery is made illegal in the United States. Feb 13, 1840 Morse Code is invented. Feb 13, 1845 Potato shortage in Ireland. Feb 13, 1848 Popular revolutions break out across Europe. Feb 13, 1851 Australia’s gold rushes begin. Feb 13, 1876 The first telephone is tested. Feb 13, 1877 Queen Victoria is announced queen of India Feb 13, 1887 The ‘French Indochinese Union’ is announced. Feb 13, 1914 The First World War begins