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James Watt designs steam engine
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Arrival of Fisrt Fleet
The First Fleet arrives in Botany bay. Beggining the Brittish settlement in Australia. The date January 26 is known now as Australia day although some people refer to it as invasion day. -
Outbreak of French revolution
outbreak of French Revolution as a consequence of high bread prices and dissatisfaction with a ruling aristocrats who levied high taxes to support extravagant lifestyles -
Alessandro Volta invents battery
Alessandro Volta inevents a battery to store electrical current; the unit of electric potential, volt, in named after him -
George Stephenson builds the first passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester
George Stephenson builds the first passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester and that made transport a lot easier. -
Edward Hargraves duscovers gold
Edwrad Hargraves discovers gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, triggering several gold rushes around Australia. -
Convict transportation to Australia
Conviict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipment of convicts disembarking in Western Australia -
Federation of Auustralia
The Federation of Australia was the becoming of the 6 colonies in Australia to 1. These colonies were Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. -
Henry Ford produces first automobile
Henry Ford produced his first Ford Model T Automobile in America. -
World War 1 finishes
World War 1 end with the defeat of Germany