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The Seven years war started
(Not Exact Date) The start of the war between Great Brittan, Prussia, Portugal with allies versus France, Spain, Austria, Russia, Sweedenwith allies. It affected Europe, North America, Central America, Central America and the west african coast. -
End of the seven years war
(Not Exact Date) The war ended with The treaty of paris which consisted with a complex series of land exchanges. A lot of land was returned and given to back to countries as signs of good will. The war ended with Brittan close to bankrupcy -
United States declared independence from Great Britain.
America was being ruled by the Brittish. The Americans Fought the Brittish for their own country and rebelled in ways to make the brittish suffer.America won and declared independance from Great Bittan. -
The first fleet came to Australia
The First Fleet was a set of colony ships that went to Australia. It carried 10 civil officers, 212 Marines, 28 wives and 17 children of the marines, 81 free persons, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts. It carried a total of 348 free people and 696 prisoners wich came to a total of 1044 people. -
The start of the French Revolution
The French Revolution was a series of social and political revolts that overthrough King Louis XVI. The King was unfair to his people and taxed them heavily and gave them no rights. The people executed the king in september of the folllowing year. -
steam trains
(not actual date) Steam Locomotives dominated the travel industry as they allowed for cheap and fast movement. they lasted until the 20th century when electric and diesel trains became easier to make. They were fast, cheap and effective to run. -
Rifles
(not actual date) Rifles were becoming more produced. They were used for hunting, war and general defence. They were becoming more and more produced and upgraded. They allowed for quick and accurate shooting. -
Great Britain and Ireland merged to become the United Kingdom
Great Brittan and Ireleand were seperate countries with different kings. They joined under one monarch. They are still seperate countries but share a monarch. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of the French
(not actual date) Napeloen was the emperor of France from 1804 - 1815. He was one of the greatest military tacticans ever. He influenced many civil law jurisdictions world wide -
Abraham Lincoln gets assasinated
The American president who led america through the civil war is assasinated. He was assasinated by John Wolkes Booth. He was in a coma for 9 hours before dying. -
Planes
(not actual date) For the first time it was able to fly through the air. Man was now able to travel over land in the sky, once only a novel idea. They have now been modernised into jets and airbuses. -
First Transcontinental Railroad completed in US
The first ever transcontinental railroad was built. It spanned 2,858 kilmoters from California to Iowa. It was the largest railroad in its time and crossed almost half the country. -
The Boer war started
(Not actual date) The First boer war was a rebbelion of farmers against the brritish rule. They revolted because the government was terrible at dealing with growing claims on south african land. A second war ensued a few years later. -
Ned Kelly was excecuted
Ned Kelly was an Australian bushramger and is considered by some a folk hero. He was also considered to be a cold blooded killer as he led the rebellion against the anglo-Australian ruling class. He was hung at Old Melbourne Gaol after a shootout with a local police -
Jack the ripper
(not actual date) Jack the ripper was an English serial killer. He was also known by the alias of "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". His real name was not known. He murdered 7 english prostitutes and conducted surgical excercises upon their corpse. -
Aspirin was discovered and sold commercially.
(Not Exact Date) Aspirin was a medical breakthrough as it allowed for quick pain reliief. It was used to combat fevers and minor pains. In some cases it has also been shown to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke. -
Australian Federation
Australia finally beccomes it's own independant country. Even though it still goes under the brittish crown. Australia has it's own economy and prime minister which makes it's own laws. -
End of the Boer wars
(not actual Date) The second Boer ended later than the first did. as it lasted 2 years instead of 1. The war was the brittish facing gueriila's in south Africa. -
The Titanic was completed
The Titanic was the world largest ship ever created. It was to go on a voyage from Southhampton to New York. The Titanic was over 50 meters tall and over 200 meters long. -
The titanic sinks
The Titanic hits an iceberg on its maiden voyage and the unsinkable ship sunk 2 hours 40 minutes later. 1514 people were lost and 710 were saved. There wsa a ship near enough to save all of the passengers, however they never came.
