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The start of the timeline
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The first battle for the American Revolution started on this date at the battle of Lexicon and Concord
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George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the American army
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The HMS Supply of the first fleet arrives in Botany Bay
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George Washington is unanimousely elected to bethe first president of the United States
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The population reached 1 Billion
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New Zealand was proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
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The whole of Australia was claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth was founded. Swan River Colony was declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
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Charles Sturt and party discover the mouth of the Murray River.
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Swan River Colony had its name changed to Western Australia.
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Titanic, the "unsinkable" hits an iceberg and sinks. Movie eventually gets made about it.
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World war one starts with Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Austrai-Hungary bombards Belgrade
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The first world war.
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After 4 years and a bit years, the Great War ends with the agreement of a truce. The Allies won.
