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Invention of Television
television historyPaul Nipkow from Germany developed a rotating-disc technology to transmit pictures over wire in 1884 called the Nipkow disk. He was the first person to discover television's scanning principle, -
The Jazz Age
history of the jazz age in New Orleans, 1895, the JazzAge was born. It was a mixture of Blues and marching band music and was played by African-Americans and Creoles on old U.S Army instruments like the cornet or marching drums orginally. The twenties were the time for experiments and discovering new jazz-styles, like the use of the saxaphone -
mass production of vehicles
Henry Ford developed a new form of production; he distributed the same products on a larger scale. A production line had to be used to produce so many items. -
End of World War One
[end of world war one](www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/armistice.htm)On October 17, 1918 the final Allied push towards the German border. As the British, French and American armies advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to collapse. Turkey signed an armistice at the end of October, Austria-Hungary followed on November 3. -
Treaty of Versailies
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLESAfter World War One had ended in 1918 the Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed.The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris between Germany and the Allies. -
Market Crash of 1929
stock market crashThe Stock Market Crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. many people lost their entire savings. Numerous companies were ruined. Faith in banks was destroyed. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an extremely hard time for people in Australia. For many people this period began before the market crash in prices and lasted until the Second World War (1939-1945). -
The Day Of Mourning
On 26 January 1938, as Australians celebrated the European settlement, about 100 Aboriginal men, women and children gathered in a hall at 150–152 Elizabeth Street in Sydney, known as the Australian Hall. The 1938 Day of Mourning was a unique event in Aboriginal history. It was the first national Aboriginal civil rights gathering and political movement -
Start Of World War Two
start of world war twoWorld War Two started when the Nazi Germany's faced off with Poland on September 1 1939, was an uneven contest cleary because five German armies with 1.5 million men, 2,000 tanks, and 1,900 modern aircraft faced fewer than a million Polish troops with less than 500 aircraft and a small number of armored vehicles. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
attack on Pearl Harbourthe Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. More than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed in less than 2 hours. The Japanese were tired of negotiations with the United States. -
Bombing of Darwin
the bombing of darwinThe outbreak of war in the Pacific resulted in the enlargement of the military in Darwin and it was used as a base to deploy forces for the defence of the Dutch East Indies. On 19 February 1942 Darwin was bombed. Japanese bombers attacked the port and in the harbour twice during the day, killing 252 soldiers and citizens -
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki. Approximately 70,000 people of the 270 000 people died by the end of the year. -
declaration of Human Rights
universal declaration of human rightsOn 10 December 1948 the Universal Declaration was made by the General Assembly of the United Nations . It was created by the experiences of the world wars, the Universal Declaration was the first time that countries agreed on a comprehensive statement of human rights. -
Melbourne Olympics
australian olympic commiteeThe Melbourne 1956 Games was the first Australian hosted olympics. It was the first Games held in the southern hemisphere, the first Games where live television broadcasts captured the publics eye and the first Games in where all the athletes walked together in the Closing Ceremony. -
Invention of the Internet
who invented the internetThe interent was created by many people over a long period of time but the initial idea is credited as being Leonard Kleinrock's after he published his first paper entitled "Information Flow in Large Communication Nets" on May 31, 1961. -
cuban missile crisis
dangerous confrontation and missunderstandings between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War a nucleur confilct was almost created. The presence of the missiles was mentioned when John F Kennedy explained on TV on the 22nd about his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security. -
Martin Luther KIng Jnr's Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during the March for Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The speech played a pivotal role in the fight for equality and freedom during the American Civil Rights Movement. -
Australian Freedom Rides
COLLABORATING FOR INDIGINOUS RIGHTSa group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns in februaury 1965. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing. -
Invention of Mobile Phone
first mobilethe inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973 was doctor martin cooper, former manager of motorola -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
CROCODILE DUNDEECrocodile Dundee is one of the most remarkable films to have come out of Australia. It is the "only non-Hollywood film to be the most successful film internationally in its year of release." "Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
UNICEF
The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child is the most internationally recognised treaty on the planet, the Convention sets out the basic rights of children nomatter of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth. -
Fall of The Berlin Wall
fall of the Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall was devider between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989 and the boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War. After the Berlin Wall came down on the 9th of November East and West Germany reunified into a single German state