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Invention of the escalator
Charles Seeberger invented the modern escalator -
Australia becomes a Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia is established -
Women can vote
Women granted franchise in Federal elections in Australia -
Invention of the air conditioner
Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner -
Invention of the aeroplane
The Wright brothers invent the aeroplane. -
Dreadnought is launched
New class of battleship Dreadnought is launched -
First feature length Australian film - The Kelly Gang
The Story of the Kelly Gang is the first feature-length Australian film -
Rugby League breaks away from Rugby Union
Rugby League breaks away from Rugby Union -
First sale of the Ford motor car
Model T Ford motor car first sold -
Patent for a gun silencer granted
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Alexander’s Ragtime Band first recorded
Alexander’s Ragtime Band first recorded -
Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic sinks killing more than 1500 people. -
Invention of the bra
Mary Phelps Jacob invents the bra -
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WWI
The first major world war lasts 4 years. -
First army tank prototype
Prototype of army tank developed -
ANZACs land at Gallipoli
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps land at Gallipoli -
Sonar developed
Sonar developed to detect submarines -
Invention of stainless steel
Stainless steel invented by Henry Brearly -
Battle of Bullecourt
Australian troops fight the Battle of Bullecourt in France -
First Communist Government
The Russian revolution establishes first Communist government -
First sub-machine gun
First sub-machine gun invented by Tommy gun -
Invention of the Bandaid
The Band-Aid invented by Earle Dickson -
Edith Cowan elected to Parliment
Edith Cowan is elected to an Australian Parliament (WA) -
Invention of the television
The television invented by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin -
Benito Mussolini becomes Italian Dictator
Benito Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy -
First 'talkie' movie released
First ‘talkie’ movie The Jazz Singer is released -
Discovery of Penicillin
Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. -
Fats Waller sings Ain’t Misbehavin’
Fats Waller sings Ain’t Misbehavin’ -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. -
Pluto was discovered
Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto on the 18th February 1930. -
Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor -
King Kong is released
Release of movie King Kong -
Invention of nylon
DuPont Labs invents nylon -
Edward VIII abdicates
Edward VIII abdicates the British throne -
Invention of the photocopier
Chester F. Carlson invents the photocopier -
Invention of the ballpoint pen
The ballpoint pen invented by Ladislo Biro. -
The Wizard of Oz released
The Wizard of Oz movie is released -
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WWII
The second world war lasts 6 years -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
A surprise military strike by the Japanese against the US -
The Siege of Tobruk
The Siege of Tobruk lasts 241 days in 1941 -
Napalm developed
Napalm developed by US scientists -
Bing Crosby sings White Christmas
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Kakoda Campaign
Australian troops fight the Japanese in PNG – Kokoda Campaign -
Invention of the Slinky
Richard James invents the slinky -
First nuclear bomb test
First successful test of a nuclear bomb – Manhattan Project -
Hiroshima Bomb
The US drops a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan -
Invention of the microwave
The microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer -
Ghandi Assasinated
Ghandi Assasinated in New Dehli
