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Jan 1, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci discovered America
Amerigo Vespucci found America in 1497. Amerigo was born and raised in Florence, Italy. He was an explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. He found the second super continent, it is believed that the name America came from the Latin version of his name. -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment played a huge role in the development Europe. During the Enlightenment many inventions were created, new ideas were being discussed and many changes occurred in all different aspects of Europe. -
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Seven years war
The seven years war was a world war that took place between 1754 and 1763 but most of the conflict was between 1756 and 1763. It affected many countries like Europe, North Ameria, Central America, the West African coast, Phillipines and India. -
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution has changed human life by changing methods of manufacturing. Which changed the way people made a living and the products available to them. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was also known as the Revolutionary War and began in 1775. The war ended in 1783 and USA was born. British and Americans started the war Lexington and Concord. -
First fleet arrives
On the 26th of January 1788 the English sent over 160,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The frist eleven of those 806 ships are today known as the First Fleet. Before this date there were 300,000 Aborigines living in Australia. The ships stopped only three times at Tenerife, Rio De Janeiro and Cape Town -
Smallpox Outbreak
The smallpox outbreak happened in 1789. This deadly disease occurred soon after convicts arrived in Australia. The aboriginals believed that it was brought over from Europe to wipe out the entire aboriginal population. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a time of great turmoil. People in the third estate were sick and tired of being treated badly and wanted changes right away. After lots of reforms the revolution was over and the third estate finally got what they wanted and deserved. -
Myall Creek massacre
On the 10th of June 1838 a group of convicts murdered 28 aboriginals near Myall Creek station. Some of the killers were hanged as a result of this. -
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The Gold Rush
The Australian gold rush happened between 1851 and 1899 and is widely regarded richest gold rush in the world. Australia's white population was 77,000 before the gold rush and soon sky rocketed to over 540,000. In 1852 alone there was more than 174 tonnes of gold found, equivalent to more than $20,000,000 dollars. -
Birth of the AFL
On the 10th of July 1858 the Melbourne Football Club was introduced. The first unofficial game was on July 31st 1858 and the first official game was played between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammer on August the 7th. Australian Rules has since become Australia's favourite game with an average crowd of more than 30,000 people. -
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Chinese Migration
During the gold rush many chinese migrants came to Australia because of the economic boom. The population of Australia nearly seven times the population of what it was before the gold rush. -
Chinese migration
There were Chinese in Australia before 1890 but there was a huge boost in their population at this time. The chinese came because there was a massive economic boom. This was because of the gold rush. -
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Boxer Rebellion
Beginning in 1899, the boxers killed thousands of Chinese. After the 55 day siege the embassies were relieved by Japanese, American and European troops. To deal with the Boxer threat an alliance was formed by Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States. -
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World War 1
World War I was a very bloody war that was held in Europe from 1914 to 1918, with many lives lost and little ground lost or won. It was fought by soldiers in trenches, World War I saw 10 million military deaths and another 20 million wounded. -
War Precautions Act
When Australia was overseas in war it caused great disruption to life at home. The war precautions act allowed Federal Government to control primary industry, international trade and immigration while Australia was at World War 1. -
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Gallipoli Campaign
In 1914 thousands of men volunteered to fight. The first major fighting for these men was what is known as the failed Gallipoli campaign. In Gallipoli it was the first time Australia and New Zealand soldiers fought under the name ANZAC.
