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1918 - Present
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Wall street crash
Approximately when Wall street crashed. -
Hitler announces Anschluss between Germany and Austria.
On this day Austria was inducted into the German Third Reich. There had been several years of pressure by supporters from both Austria and Germany for the "Heim ins Reich" movement. Earlier, Nazi Germany had provided support for the Austrian National Socialist Party in its bid to seize power from Austria's Austrofascist leadership. -
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WWII
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Attack on Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Pearl Harbor were surprise military strikes conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Hundreds of lives were lost as well as many naval and airforce vehicles. -
First computer.
The year that the first programmable electronic computer was built. -
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
When Amercia dropped 'Little Boy' on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands were killed and the whole city was wiped out. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Approximately when the Cuban Missile Crisis was. -
Australian referendum 1967
The referendum approved two amendments to the Australian constitution relating to Indigenous Australians, giving them rights and allowing them to vote. -
Campaign to save Lake Pedder fails.
The campaign to save Lake Pedder fails. Despite the damming of the lake it is still considered the largest lake in Australia. -
Save Franklin/Gordon River campaign successful.
Approximately when the campaign began. The campaign's point was to try and save the Franklin/Gordon River. It also inspired many other environmental groups to save their beloved landmarks and locations. -
World Trade Centre
The day the WTC was attacked. Many many deaths and even more wounded by the attack. -
killing of Osama Bin Laden
The day Osama Bin Laden, the man behind the al-Qaeda attacks against the World Trade Centre, was killed by U.S, troops in Abbottabad, North West Pakistan.
