Important world events

  • world war 1

    World war1 started on 28 July 1914 and finished on 11 November 1918.
    World War 1 began with the assassination with Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.The Russian government collapsed, the League of Nations was formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such an appalling conflict. The countries that were involved in World War 1 were Australia, Britain, Germany, New Zealand, Gallipoli, and Middle East. World War 1 happened on the Gallipoli peninsula.
  • Colour TV introduced in the US

    Colour TV introduced in the US
    Started in 1953 in U.S. It used to be black and white and then they changed into the colours. The resolution on the TV went from black and white to colours. Colour TV began in the U.S, Europe and the rest of the world.
  • Moon landing

    Moon landing
    Neil Armstrong walks on the moon on 20 July 1969. The moon landing happened because they wanted to know whether a space craft could land on the moon. 12 people went on the moon included Neil Armstrong and also Buzz Aldrin. They planted a flag on the moon.
  • Dolly the sheep was born

    Dolly the sheep was born 5 July 1996 and died on 14 February 2003. Dolly were produced to research cells. They made dolly the sheep by getting a adult cell and putting in a egg. Dolly was produced at the Roslin Institute in Scotland which is a biotechnological company.