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  Communist revolution in Russia and its empire creates several new countries that are known as the union of soviet socialist republics (ussr) and under the leadership of vladamir lennon.
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  The Cominterm, an international communist organisation, formed
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  Australia's first broadcast takes place in sydney
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  Death of vlademir lenin; joseph stalin takes over power of the USSR
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  the Jazz Singer begins the era of talking pictures and the end of silent movies
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  Wall Street stock market crash; beginning of global depression
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  English cricket team devises 'bodyline bowling' to beat the run scoring talents of Don Brandman
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  Hitler becaomes chancellor of Germany
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  Black Friday bushfires in victoria kill 71 people and destroy 5 towns
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  World War II begins when germany invades poland
