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Women Got The Vote (Australia)
The first election at which women used both the right to vote and stand for election was the 1903 election, held on 16 December 1903. The government of the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia passed the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 allowing most women to both vote and stand in the federal election of 1903. -
World War One Starts
296 United States soldiers committed suicide during the seven months that the US was part of the war. Adolf Hitler fought in World War One for the German Army. -
World War One Ends
The war ended in a victory for the allies. 5,525,000 allied soldiers were killed during the war, 12,831,500 were wounded, and 4,121,000 were missing. World War One was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. -
World War Two Starts
The USA was the only nation that Germany declared war on. Over 100 million served in military units during WW2. When WW2 began, Japan was already at war with China. -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
^^ Exact date he became Prime Minister unknown. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on the 30th Novemeber 1874. Churchill was an officer in the British Army, and a war correspondant. He was also a writer, and he wrote about his campaigns in the army. -
World War Two Ends
Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, signifies the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany, and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Hitler committed suicide on the 30th of April, during the Battle Of Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorised by his successor, Karl Dönitz. -
John F. Kennedy becomes President of the USA
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. JFK defeated his candidate, Richard Nixon in the US presidential election. He was President for just under three years, and was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with his murder, but was shot and killed by Jack Ruby before standing trial. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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England Win The World Cup (Football)
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Faked Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong was said to be the first man on the moon, shortly followed by Edwin "Buzz"Aldrin Jr. This was following the race between the Russians and the Americans to get to the moon. America won. There is doubt surrounding this, however, as some details are not accurate to the conditions on the moon, so many people belive that the moon landing was faked. -
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister
On the 4th May, 1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first ever woman to be Prime Minister. Her nickname was 'The Iron Lady'. A film was made in 2011, called 'The Iron Lady', that focused on her life, and time she was Prime Minister. She is portrayed in this by 3-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep.
