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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America which stated that they did no longer want to be part of the British Empire and instead decide to make their own Nation
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In 13th of Mar 1781 an astronomer named William Herschel discovers the Planet Uranus and two of its major moons Titania and Oberon.
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Between 1788 and 1850 the English sent over 162,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First Fleet.
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On the 14th of July 1789 the Citizens of Paris Helped by the national guard stormed the prison of bastille. the effect of this was the french revoloution beggining.
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Mathew Flinders completes the first voyage around australia in his ship the 'Investigator'.
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The American Revoloution also called (The War of 1812) was the day that the U.S declared war on Britain to become an independent nation.
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The first Slavery Abolition Act in 1833 was passed in England that gave freedom to many slaves. This did not end slavery fully, but it helped to the abolition of slavery in other countries later on.
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In 1851 a Man named Edward Hargraves discovers gold near Bathurst. He believed that there was a similarity in geographical features between Australia and California goldfields. He named the place Ophir and reported it to the Authorities where he was appointed Commisioner of Land and earned a 10,000 reward.
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New Zealand become the first country to allow women to vote.
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On the 1st of January 1901 Australia became an Independant country. British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as Part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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On the 10th of October 1901 Henry Ford produced the first auotmobile, it was a Ford model T.
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At 11 oclock of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 the fist world war came to an End.
