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20th cenutry history timeline
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Wright brother first flight
This is the day the two american inventros known as the wirght brothers, Wilbur and Orville had their first succesful flight. This first plane was named the Wright Flyer -
Titanic Sink
On 15th April 1912 the great titanic has sunk by hitting an huge ice berg which has killed 1503 lives. The lifeboat that could have more tha 60 people only carried 28 and approximately 300 bodies were found the next day -
World War ||
This is the day world war 2 began. This war was around 6 years long. -
Japanese Occupation in HK
This is the day that the Govenor of Hong Kong Sir Mark Younf surrendered the British colony and was handed over to Japan, The British colony was only able to defend HK for 18 days. -
Hiroshima Bombing
On this day the British have dropped an massive powerful bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. This happened during World War 2 and the reason why they bombed Japan was to make them surrender the war -
India Gains independence
This was the day that India finally gains their independence back from the Birtish Empire. Gandhi was invloved in this in order to get the independence back, 15th August (Indian Independence day) is now celebrated in India every year by making it a public holiday -
First Coloured Television
The first coloured television was sold in 1954 and was later developed even better. The size of the screen was 15 inches wide. later in 1955 it was made with a 21 inch picture tube -
Elvis Presley
In January 1956 Elvis Presley's first single named "Heartbreak Hotel" was released and soon became the number one hit in united states. He was also regarded as the firgure of rock and roll -
First Person in Space
On 21st April 1961 an Russian astronaut called Yuri Gagarin was the first person who went out into space. This mission lasted for 108 minutes. -
I had a dream speech
This is the day Martin Luther King Jr said his famous quote called "I had a dream".
This speech was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington for freedom and to hope for a world without discrimination.
