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Invention of The Steam Engine
The Watt steam engine made the industrial revolution possible. -
American Declaration of Independence
America announces themselves and their colonies independent from Great Britain. -
First Fleet Arrives in Botany Bay
The First Fleet arriving in Australia was the begining of Brittish settlement in Australia. -
The French Revolution
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Invention of The Battery
The first electrochemical cell was developed by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta in 1792, and in 1800 he invented the first battery, a "pile" of many cells in series. -
Invention of the Typewriter
In 1829, William Austin Burt patented a machine called the "Typographer" which, in common with many other early machines, is listed as the "first typewriter". -
First Passenger Railway Built
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Publication of the People's Charter
The People's Charter gave the right for every man over the age of 21 to vote democtracially. -
First Photo
Louis J.M. Daguerre developed the first daguerreotype photo. -
Gold Discovered In Australia
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Convict Transportation To Australia Ceases
Convict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipment of convicts disembarking in Western Australia. -
Telephone Invented
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested the first telephone. The initial test was accidental. It happened when Bell spilled some acid on his leg and called out for Watson to come and help him. -
Nationalism In Australia
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First Controlled Flight
Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first controlled, powered, man-carrying flight. -
First Automobile Produced
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Titanic Hits An Iceberg and Sinks
At 11.40 pm on 14 April (ship's time), lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg immediately ahead of Titanic and alerted the bridge. Titanic struck the iceberg, creating a series of holes below the waterline. Five of the ship's watertight compartments were breached. It soon became clear that the ship was doomed. -
WWI Ends
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