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Invention of television
Television was not invented by a single inventor, instead many people working together and alone over the years, contributed to the evolution of television. In 1862, the first still image was transferred. In 1873, scientists began transforming images into electronic signals. In 1880 engineers brought sound and light into the picture. In 1900 Russian Constantin Perskyi was said to have been the first to use the word "television.” -
Mass Production
Mass production first started when the industry was in need for economical automobiles. The first car manufactures in the world were French. They were the builders of entire motor vehicles; they started experimenting with the engines they made before becoming full car manufacturers. Daimler and Benz made profit by selling their engines to different car manufacturers. The first car was built in 1890 by Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor and they used a Daimler engine. -
End of WWI
World War I officially ended June 28, 1919. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. The treaty was signed at the Versailles Palace near Paris. The three most important politicians that attended were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. The Versailles Palace was said to be the most appropriate venue simply due to its size as many hundreds of people were involved in the process. -
The Jazz Age
The 1920’s were known as the Jazz age in America. the young women during this time set themselves free, they wore new hairstyles which were short bobs and their clothes were much shorter in this era exposing their legs and knees. They were known as Flappers. This time period also brought popularity in jazz dancing. -
Market Crash of 1929
The Market Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. The end of World War I brought a new era of enthusiasm, confidence and optimism to the United States. It was a time when airplanes and radios were invented. Along with all the great inventions and enthusiasm in this era, The New York Stock Exchange experienced the worst financial panic the country had ever seen. -
The Great Depression
The Great depression lasted from 1929 to the early 1940’s. it was a severe economic downturn which was caused by and overly-confident, over-extended stock market and also a drought. It had an effect on everyone who at the time owned a business, was employed, had a farm etc. Companies were losing money which meant that unemployment rates were increasing and more people were left without a job. For farmers, the drought destroyed their crops which stopped them from producing and selling their goods -
Day of Mourning
January 26 1938 was the 50th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in Australia. This day was where some celebrated and others mourned. For the citizens who celebrated the day consisted of a parade and also a re-enactment of the arrival of the First Fleet. For those mourned in a silent march. -
Start of WWII
World War II officially started on September 1, 1939 just before Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. Nazi Germany’s war with Poland begun on the first of September, there were Fiver German armies with 1.5 million men, 2,000 tanks and 1,900 modern aircraft. -
Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour
On the morning of December 7, 1941 the Japanese sprung a surprise air attack on the U.S Naval Base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. More than 2400 Americans were killed after just two hours of bombing, 21 ships had either been suck or damaged and more that 188 U.S aircraft were destroyed. the attack at Pearl Harbour outraged Americans, a war was soon after declared on Japan the day after the attack, this is what officially brought the United States into World War II. -
Bombing of Darwin
On February 1942 Australia came under attack when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. These bombings were planned and led by the commander who was also responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Australia lost over 900 people, 77 aircraft and several ships due to the bombing. Many military and civilian facilities were also destroyed. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
August 6th, 1945 at 8:16 am was the day that an American B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people were killed as a result of the bomb. Another 35,000 people were injured and it is estimated that by the end of the year another 60,000 people would be dead from the effects of the atomic disaster. Before the bomb there were 90,000 standing buildings in Hiroshima, after the bomb only 28,000 buildings were left. -
Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an international document that states the basic rights that we as humans have and are entitled to. The Declaration says that we have civil and political rights, like the right to life, liberty, free speech etc. It also includes economic, social and cultural rights, like the right to social security, health and education. It also declares that human rights are universal and apply to every country and everyone no matter who they are or where they live. -
Melbourne Olympics
The Melbourne Summer Olympics were held in 1956. this was the first time that Australia hosted the Olympics it was the first time they were held outside of Europe and the United states. It was also the first time that all the athletes walked together as one in the closing ceremony. -
Invention of the internet
Just like the telephone, the internet has no single “inventor”, it was evolved over time. The internet got started in the United States. More than 50 years ago scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data, governments also used the internet as a weapon in the Cold War. The internet started off by people seeing potential value in allowing computers to share information on research and development and in military fields. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis which occurred in October 1962, brought a tense 13-day political and military standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed missiles on Cuba which was only about 90 miles from U.S shores. American citizens were informed about the missiles. Many feared that the world was on the brink of a nuclear war, however the worldwide disaster was dodged when the U.S agreed to offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S promising not to invade Cuba. -
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream…” speech
“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation”
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech on August 28 1963; he was an American civil rights activist. The speech was delivered to end all racism in the United States and to raise awareness of all the bad that was happening. He told 250,000 civil rights supporters about his “dream”. The speech was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century. -
Australian Freedom Rides
In February 1965 a group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns. Their purpose was to draw attention to the poor state of Aboriginal Health, Education and housing. They hoped to point out and help to lessen socially discriminatory barriers which existed between Aboriginal and white residents. The students formed into a group called Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA). -
Invention of Mobile Phone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876, and then in 1900 an inventor named Reginald Fessenden invented the first wireless telephone. In the 1940’s Motorola came out with new developments in mobile phones, these were bulky, heavy devices but they did the job. the first official "mobile" phone was developed on April 3rd 1973. -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
The release of Crocodile Dundee was on April 24, 1986. This movie was about an American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City. -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF) is a well-known treaty all over the world formed which was in 1989. It was to inform the general public that every child has the right to be protected by the government, families, communities and individuals to respond to these rights in a respectful way and to support the rights. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to the year 1989, the wall was also the symbolic boundary between and democracy and communism during the Cold War. The wall came down when over 2million people used hammers and picks to knock away chunks of the wall. Cranes and bulldozers were used to pull down section after section of the wall and it was soon gone and Berlin was united for the first time since 1945.
