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Invention of television
The big breakthrough in technology was the ability to send sound and pictures over the air. The invention of television’s depended upon previous inventions. More than one individual contributed to the creation of the television. -
Invention of mobile phone
In 1973 a man named Martin Cooper and his associates made the portable mobile phone. They used the technology of the radio, particularly the one the police used and used it to make the first working portable mobile phone. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Peace Treaty of Versailles which was signed on the 28th June 1919 by Germany and the Allied powers at the Palace of Versailles. The Versailles Treaty was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I. -
The Jazz Age
The Great War had destroyed any old social structures and new ones developed. The young set themselves free especially, the young women. The President of Florida University said the low cut gowns and short skirts "are born of the devil they are carrying the present generation to destruction". -
Mass production eg vehicles
In the 1920s the motorcar came to represent the American dream by giving the public independence and adventure. Cars fell in price dramatically, American citizens could afford them. They could be sold to a mass market because they could be made more cheaply. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a period in time where people suffered considerably. They lacked financial support and suffered greatly for it. The Great Depression ended in 1932.
The Great Depression was a time of extreme torture for people in Australia. -
Market Crash of 1929
On October 29, 1929, the Stock Market completely crashed, leaving people with a lack of finance and soon to become broke. This was called Black Tuesday. The Stock Market crash was one of the leading causes of the Great Depression. -
1938 Day of Mourning
For many Aboriginal Australians, 26 January is referred to as 'Invasion Day' or 'Day of Mourning' as it marks the date when the white settlers landed on Australian shores and devastated the lives of all Indigenous inhabitants already living on the Australian land. -
Start of WWII
WWII began on September 1st 1939, because Germany declared war on Poland. After Poland was attacked, other countries felt as though they needed to act upon it due to alliances. Soon the Second World War began. -
Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour
On December 7th 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in America. Just before 8 am, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Hawaii. It lasted about two hours. -
Bombing of Darwin
On 19th February 1942, Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese forces planned two air raids on Darwin. In the first attack, which began just before 10.00 am, heavy bombs dropped on the harbour and town. The raid killed an estimate of 243 people. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
Declaration of Human Rights
The declaration of Human Rights is when the United nations General assembly created 'the universal declaration of human rights' as a rule against oppression and discrimination. The Universal Declaration marked the first time that the rights and freedoms of individuals were set to actually happen. -
Melbourne Olympics
The Melbourne 1956 Games was the first time Australia hosted the Olympic Games. It was the first ever Games to be held outside of Europe or the United States. It definitely was an historical event. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A man spotted the nuclear missiles being made on the island of Cuba. The United States made a deal with the Cuban people who were making these deadly weapons by giving them an ultimatum which stated that if they refused to stop making them, the USA would invade their island. -
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream…” speech
On the 28th of August, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The speech is extremely famous as it has been the most moving and motivational speech known as it was about expressing freedom for the African American community. -
Australian Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides of Australia was a group of 29 students from the University of Sydney who undertook a bus trip to a number of towns in New South Wales to investigate race relations in country towns and living conditions for Aboriginal people on reserves. The bus trip was known as the Freedom Ride. -
Invention of the internet
The internet was again invented over time and had more than one person help invent it. -
End of WWI
At 5 AM on the morning of November 11 an armistice was signed at a French forest near the front lines. The terms of the agreement called for the ending of fighting along the entire Western Front to begin at 11 AM that morning. After years of destructive conflict, the Great War was at the end.
"at the front there was no celebration." Quoted Colonel Thomas Gowenlock, who served as an intelligence officer in the American 1st Division. -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee was a movie accustomed to a simple life in the Australian Outback. The movie showed the outback of Australia to the world. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a large wall that divided East Berlin (the German Democratic Republic) and West Berlin (the Federal Republic of Germany). On November 9th 1989, an announcement stating that any person could live between the two. This made citizens very happy. -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that recognizes the human rights of children up to the age of 18 years.
