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American Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independance is signed, officially proclaiming the 13 Colonies as an independant nation free of Great Britian. The document began the first of many revolutions of the time period. -
The First Fleet Arrived in Port Jackson
Between 1788 and 1850 the English sent over 162,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First Fleet and contained the convicts and marines that are now acknowledged as the Founders of Australia.Before 1788, -
Out Breack of the French Revolution.
The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that affected French and modern history, marking the decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism. -
Alesseandro volta invents a battery
The battery is constructed of alternating discs of zinc and copper, with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metals, the voltaic pile produced electrical current. The metallic conducting arc was used to carry the electricity over a greater distance. Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile was the first battery that produced a reliable, steady current of electricity. -
George Stephenson builds the first passenger reilway.
George Stephenson was an engineer. He built steam locomotives for the first railways. Sometimes people call him the Father of the Railway. -
Edward Hargraves Discover Gold
Hargraves announced his intentions to find gold in Australia to the Inspector General of the New South Wales police, who in response gave this harsh appraisal. When he returned to Sydney, very few wanted to hear of the his ambitions. Those who returned from California without great riches were paid little attention. Without even visiting his family in Gosford, north of Sydney, on February 5, 1851 he headed immediately west towards the Blue Mountains. -
Convict transportation to Australia Ceases. We
Transported convicts were greatly outnumbered by the immigrants who arrived in Australia in the 1851–1871. In 1852 alone, 370,000 immigrants arrived in Australia.By 1871 the total population had nearly quadrupled from 430,000 to 1.7 million people.The last convicts to be transported to Australia arrived in Western Australia in 1868. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, or simply the Civil War in the United States, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States after seven Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America -
Federation of Australia
Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901. The British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. Constitutional' because the Commonwealth of Australia was established with a written constitution, and monarchy' because Australia's head of state was Queen Victoria. -
Henry Ford produces his first Ford Model T Automobile.
Henry Ford did not invent the car; he produced an automobile that was within the economic reach of the average American. While other manufacturers were content to target a market of the well-to-do, Ford developed a design and a method of manufacture that enry Ford and his first car he Quadricycle, which hebuilt in 1896 steadily reduced the cost of the Model T. Instead of pocketing the profits; he lowerd the prices. -
Titanic Sinked.
RMS Titanic embarked on its maiden voyage, sailing from Southampton, England, to New York City. One of the largest and most luxurious passenger liners at the time, the Titanic was also considered by many to be unsinkable. On April 14, however, the ship struck an iceberg, and early the next day it sank. Some 1,500 people perished. Because of the tragedy, the Titanic became perhaps the best-known ship in the world, capturing the public imagination and inspiring popular books.and movies. -
World War 1 ends
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply the World War or the Great War, and thereafter the First World War or World War I.[5][6][7] In America, it was initially called the European War
