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Timeline 1750-1918
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Ben Franklin Flies a kite in a storm
Ben Franklin flied a kite with a key attached to the string to prove that lightning is electricity. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
Samual Adams leads a small group to throw imported tea off a ship in boston -
American Decleration of Independance 1776
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French Revolution 1789-1799
A revolution against the horrible government that ruled france. -
French Revolution begins with the Storming of the Bastille 1798
French people who want fair rights and less tax storm the bastille and start the French Revolution. -
Australian Gold Rush 1850
Gold was dicovored in Australia, leading to mass imagration for work. -
American Civil War 1861-1865
Americans revolt against the rule of the British Empire to gain independance. -
First Telephone Invented
Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone at the same time, but Bell anounces first and is written in history as the inventor of the telephone. -
Thomas Edison invents the first electric light bulb 1879
Thomas Edison makes an electronic breakthrough and invents the light bulb, which is used as one of the most common sources of light. -
Statue of Liberty Unveiled 1886
The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom, is finished in New York City. -
First Modern Olympics 1896
The first modern olympics take place in Athens. -
World population surpasses 1.5 billion 1910
The worlds population reaches an all time high at 1.5 billion, after this world population exploded, now 7 billion. -
Titanic Sinks on its Maiden Voyage 1912
The Titanic hits an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sinks. -
World War One 1914-1918
World War One is triggered by the assasination of Franz Ferdinand.
