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James Watt designs a more efficient steam engine
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American Declaration of Independence anounces the American colonies independence from Great Britain
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The first fleet arrives in Botany Bay, beginning British settlement in Australia
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Outbreak of the French Revolution as a consequence of high bread prices and higher taxes
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Alessandro Volta invents a bettery to store and electric current
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George Stephenson builds a railway between liverpool and manchester. Stephenson's entry was Rocket, and its performance in winning the contest made it famous. George's son Robert had been working in South America from 1824 to 1827 and returned to run the Forth Street Works while George was in Liverpool overseeing the construction of the line.
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Publication of the peoples charter in Britain demanding political reforn and give right for everyone over the age of 21
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In New south wales in 1838, 12 stockmen were murderd and 28 aborigionals. many of them woman, chrildren and the elderly seven men were hanged
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Abraham Linclon Because the president of USA
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Abraham Linclon gets shot in the head while watching a play by John Wilks Booth
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Convict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipment of convicts leaving in western Australia
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Southern Australia witnessed another clash of imperialest ambition. Britain had shared control of Southern Africa
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Federation of Australia, the six colonies of New South Wales, Tasmiania, Victoria and Western Australia from one nation
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Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first controlled, powered man carying fight
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Henry Ford produces his first Ford Model T automobile
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The worlds largest passenger ship the titanic hits an iceberg in the north west atlantic ocean and sinks. 1517 die, even the beautiful leonardo Decaprio
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European countries saw Africa as an important new market for exports if they could establish white setlements there.
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Archduke Lanz Ferdinand was assasinated on the 28th of july 1914 by a group of Boznian People known as the black hand gang. This was the first event to spark the first world war
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The ANZACS landing in Gallipoli and it was a disasterest campaign, The ANZACS were stranded on the beach
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World war 1 ends wih defeat of Germany