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Start of WWII
This terrible war started in 1914 and carried on until the 1919. No one wanted war. Yet, when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, other European countries felt they had to act. The result was six long years of World War II. -
End of WWI
The end of world war was on the 11th of Novemember, 1918. The main Countries that were involved in the destructful war was United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire. The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans, this then led to the end of the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty signed after World War I. It was signed at the Vast Versailles Palace near Paris -
Invention of television
The television was a huge project and doesnt reall have just one inventer but the man who came up with the first television that got sold was named Philo Farnsworth. Invented and showed to the world the first actual working television that had displays and sounds for all to enjoy. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression started in 1929 and only finshed 4 years later in 1932. The Great Depression occured in Australia and affected many Aussies. After the crash unemployment in Australia more than doubled to twenty-one per cent in mid-1930, and reached its peak in mid-1932 when almost thirty-two per cent of Australians were out of work. -
Market Crash of 1929
The Market Crash occured on the 29th of October, 1929. Basically the whole world was involved in this. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. -
1938 Day of Mourning
The Day of mourning happened on the morning of 26 of January, 1938. It occured in the NSW state Library. The day was held by William Cooper, Jack Patten and William Ferguson. This was declared an Aboriginal Day of Mourning, a day to demand full citizenship rights for aboriginal Australians. -
Japanese Attack of the pearl harbour
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans had been killed. -
Bombing of Darwin
The Bombing of Darwin happened on the 19th of Feburaury, 1942. The Japanese were responsible of the Bombing, there were 54 land-based bombers and approximately 188 attack aircraft involved. There were two attacks in this bombonig the first one occured at harbour, the military and civil aerodromes, and the hospital at Berrimah. The second one occured at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Parap. The two raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and 400 were wounded. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima occured on the 6 of the August, 1945. The bombing was led by Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot, nicknamed the B-29 the "Enola Gay". This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. -
Declartion Of human Rights
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, -
Declaration Of Human Rights
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Melbourne Olympics
The 1956 Olympics was the first time Australia hosted the Olympics. In many ways, it was the Games that took the Olympics to the world. It was the first Games held outside of Europe or the United States, the first Games held in the southern hemisphere, the first Games where live television broadcasts captured the public’s imagination, and the first Games in which all the athletes walked together as one in the Closing Ceremony. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile lasted for 13 days in October, 1962. President Kennedy was the man that discovered the cuban were planning an attack. He discovered this on the island of Cuba. American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites. After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this "quarantine," as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. -
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream…” speech
In this historic speech, King said he had a dream that white and black children would one day walk hand in hand and that one day sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners would be able to agree to live together. This speech happened on the 28th of August, 1963. -
Australian Freedom Rides
The Australian Freedom rights started on the Febuarary the 1st, 1965. This occured at Western and Coastal New South Wales towns. A group of University of Sydney students led this. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing. -
Invention of the internet
The internet was first released in 1969. It doesnt have a single inventor but it has actually just evloved over time. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one another. Today, we use the Internet for almost everything, and for many people it would be impossible to imagine life without it. -
Invention of the Mobile phone
The first hand-held mobile phone was invented by John F. Mitchell and Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
The release of this great movie was on the 30th of April, 1986. The movie was Inspired by the true life exploits of Rodney Ansell, the film was made on a budget of under $10 million as a deliberate attempt to make a commercial Australian film that would appeal to a mainstream American audience, but proved to be a worldwide phenomenon. -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that recognizes the human rights of children. -
The Jazz age
The 1920’s is known as the Jazz age because of the music and fashion. Women started to wear dresses exposing their knees and legs. And their new hair style (which was a bob) shocked they older generation.
