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Queen Victoria dies
Queen Victoria dies in 1901 when she was 81 years old. She came to the throne after the death of her uncle, King Willian IV. Bron in 1819 she ruled for 63 years -
First airplane flies
The Wright brothers built the first airplane. They were also the pilots of the plane when it flew the first time in 1903. This was the first successful and powered flight in history. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the titanic happened at the night of Sunday 14 April 1912, till the early hours of the following day. 1,502 people died during this incident. -
World war 1
World war 1 is also known as the great war. This was a global war arising in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. This mainly Serbia and Austria but also other countries such as USA, Belgium and more. -
The great depression
The great depression existed from 29 October 1929- 1939, this was a big and severe economic fall caused by the stock market crash at 1929 in California. -
World war 2
World war 2 lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts began earlier it was delayed. In this war around 11 million people were injured and even killed. This war included a lot of violence. It had 100 million people from over 30 countries -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was a war, July 10 1940- October 31 1940. The royal airforce defended the UK against the German airforce attacks from the end of June 1940. -
Attack on peal harbour
On December 7, 1941 Japanese planes attacked the US base at pearl harbour. The attack was filled with weapons and aircrafts, it killed more than 2.300 Americans that day. It destroyed the American battleship completely. -
Chinese Civil war
The chinese civil war was a civil war in china fought by the government Republic of China and the communist party of China. This happened in April 1927- May 1950. -
Vietnam war
The Vietnam war is also known as the IndoChina war. This happened during Novermber 1 1955- April 30 1975. The major countries involved were China, South Vietnam and USA.