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19th January 1788- First fleet arrives in Botany Bay
The First Fleet is the 11 ships which left Great Britain on 13 May 1787. The fleet consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying more than 1,000 convicts, marines and seamen. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
5th January 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolutions. This machine helps separate cotton fibres from there seeds quickly and easily. -
4th January 1800- Industrial Revolution
The world was on the verge of a great change, this was the era when faming and agriculture was being taken over and dominated by newer and greater technology and the invention of machines and the steam engine. -
20th June 1840- Invention of Morse code
20th June 1840 Samuel Morse invented the Morse code. Morse code is an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light sound signals. -
12th January 1851- Gold Rush
The gold rush in Ballarat was huge. People from all over the world came to dig for Victoria’s gold. Today you can still dig for gold in such places as sovereign hill. -
20th April 1872- Yellowstone National park- Worlds first National park is opened
20th April 1872 Yellowstone national park was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. This park is within the state of Wyoming, America. It is 8983km2 big but also runs into other states such as Montana and Idaho. -
20th April 1889- Adolf Hitler was born
On the 20th April 1889 Adolf Hitler was born. He was born in Austria, died in Germany. He dictated Germany from 1934-1945, he also participated in the First World War. -
10th October 1901- Henry Ford produces the first automobile
Henry Ford was an American Industrialist. He created the first automobile in 1901 which was powered by a steam engine. He was the founder of the Ford motor company. -
31st July 1906- Invention of the alkaline battery
In the year of 1906, Lewis Frederick Urry invented the alkaline battery. This type of battery is a primary battery which depends on the reaction of zinc and magnesium dioxide to work. -
15th April 1912- Titanic sinks
On the 15th April 1912 the titanic, the world’s largest ship, at the time was heading to New York when it struck an iceberg and sank in the below freezing waters of the Atlantic. -
28th June 1914- Arch Duke Ferdinand was assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia were assassinated in June 1914 by 3 Serbian assassins, this was caused by a disagreement between the 2 countries. -
28th July 1914- Start of World War 1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia were assassinated in June 1914, this sparked the outbreak of World War 1.
