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TimeLine 1750-1918
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More efficient Stean Engine
The first working steam engine had been patented in 1698. 77 years later On the 25 of october 1775, James Watt patented his first rotary motion. This Steam Engine was much more efficent then earlier models. Watts changed the world of motors and electronics with him dying 1819 on 19 0f august -
American Independence
The 13 United Colonies of America all wanted independence from Great Brittan. One the 4 of July 1776 The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking their independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation they could work with the french govermont and assist them in the war against Great Brittan -
The First Fleet
The first fleet from England arrived in the newly discovered land of Australia. Their first stop was in Sydney in Botany Bay. Where they held 759 convicts. -
Passenger Railway
George Stephonen made the first passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester in 1830. His great design caught the publics eye and 1836-1837 39 lines had been agreed by the govermont. Because of Stephensons invention by the year 1900 22,000 miles of passenger rails had been constructed. -
The Gold Rush
In 1851, Edward Hargraves discovered a 'grain of gold' in a waterhole near Bathurst.The discovery marked the beginning of the Australian gold rushes and a drastic change in the economic and social fabric of the nation. The rush was booming the state. Victoria contributed more than one third of the world's gold in the 1850s and in just two years the Victoria's population had grown from 77,000 to 540,000 -
Ned kellys hanging
Ned Kelly was born in june 1854 in Beveridge, Victoria. Kelly elly's legacy is controversial. some consider Kelly to be a evil villain, while others view him as a folk hero like Robin Hood. Kelly stole from the rich and gave to the poor. He was then convicted of murder and sentenced to death and was hung on the 11 of november 1880 -
The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest suspension bridge in New York. The Brooklyn Bridge was competed in 1883 and was a total length of 486.3 meters. The Brooklyn Bridge crosses the East River -
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. The Australian Constitution is the most important document in Australian government history. -
The Wright Brothers
Brothers Orville and Willbur Wright On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. -
Henry Fords Auto Mobile
Henry Ford built his Quadricycle in a brick shed behind his house. When the car was ready to run, Henry discovered it was too wide to go through the door of the shed. He was so excited to get his car out for a test run that he took an axe and smashed the bricks out of the wall. -
The Titanic
The worlds largest passenger steamship, The Titanic, hits an iceberg and sinks. With 1317 passengers aboard 324 passengers in 1st class, 284 passengers in second class and 709 passengers in third class and hundreds of crew members. A total number of 1517 people tragically die. -
World War 1
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914.
"At the end there was no celebration
The war ended in germany on the 19 of November 1918, taking a total of 37 million casualties, 16 million deaths and 20 million badly wounded soldiers and civillians. Ranking World War 1 the most deadliest conflict in human history.
