Events from 1750-1918 by Frank Lecchino

  • James Cook Landed in Australia

    James Cook Landed in Australia
    On 29 April Cook and crew landed on Australian land. Cook landed in a area that he called "Stingray Bay", but he later crossed it out and named it Botany Bay.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    People dressed up as Indians and threw tea of a ship causing the American Revolution
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The American Revolution started during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America
  • George Washington becomes the first president of the United States

    George Washington becomes the first president of the United States
    April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first President of the USA. He served for two four-year terms, getting re-elected in 1792 and resigning on March 3, 1797. He died 2 years later
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    French Revolution was the most bloody revolution in history, During this period, French citizens redesigned their country’s political landscape
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    The industrial Revolution started to show that the economic began to grow, new markets arrived and changes in the way materials were transported.
  • The Invention of the train

    The Invention of the train
    It does not say what date it was invented. The first train was invented in 1822, by an English inventor George Stephenson.
  • Australian Gold Rush

    Australian Gold Rush
    Victoria had found gold at Sovereign Hill near Ballarat. While the Ballarat goldfields were rich and promising. People all over the world were coming to Australia just for the gold rush
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC
  • the telephone was invented

    the telephone was invented
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Mr. Bell invented the telephone by accident when he was trying to invent a device that could send more than one telegram at the same time.
  • Electtric Lightbulb Is Invented

    Electtric Lightbulb Is Invented
    Thomas Edison creates the first electrically powered light bulb. This changed the world because it now allows for people to continue into the night with out a candle. Workers can now work any time of day.
  • Coca Cola was invented

    Coca Cola was invented
    In 1886, Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. These days, coca cola is the most well known and most popular drink in the world
  • The Statue of Liberty came to New York

    The Statue of Liberty came to New York
    Located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States.
  • Australia became a nation

    Australia became a nation
    On the 1st of January 1901, Australia officially became a nation. As a result, Edmund Barton became the first Prime Minister of Australia
  • Australias First Prime Minister

    Australias First Prime Minister
    Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister of Australia and also a respectable judge and politician. He retired to pursue judicial career on 24 September 1903
  • The Plane was invented

    The Plane was invented
    The first time in hstory that a machine is made that powers itself for flying. Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully started a major revolution in flying technologhy
  • First Car Made by Henry Ford

    First Car Made by Henry Ford
    The Model T was made in 1908 and it costed $825.00. Over ten thousand were sold in its first year.
  • Titanic Sank

    Titanic Sank
    Titanic sank at 2:20 AM on April 15th 1912, having crashed into ta iceberg at 11:40 on April 14th. There were 2227 passengers,out of a total 2227 passengers and crew only 705 people survived the Titanic sinking
  • the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    On the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling through Sarajevo, Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This led to the First World War.
  • WW1 started

    WW1 started
    World War 1 began after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Hungarian empire was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 by a group of Serbian nationalists. This event began the struggle between Serbia and the Hungarian government.
    On July 26, 1914, Hungary declared war on Serbia.