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History Time Line 1750-1918

  • Industrial Revolution - 1750

    Industrial Revolution - 1750

    In 1750 the very first Industrial Revolution began, this was the process of changing from an agrarian economy to one dominated by machines. This impacted many countries begging in Britain, then Europe, and the United States. This era was a major improvement that changed economic history, many workers lost jobs due to machinery. Many people all across these countries became poor.
  • Declaration of Independence signing - 1776

    Declaration of Independence signing - 1776

    Declaration of Independence signing is more of the most important events in the world. This is when Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all write and signed the declaration of independence. This is super important because it states the principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social compact, equality, and the right to alter or abolish oppressive government.
  • Captain Cook Died - 1779

    Captain Cook Died - 1779

    On the 14 of February 1779, Captain Cook Died, he was killed by natives of Hawaii during his visit for the third time. This impacted the world because of his skills in navigation, cartography, and mapping out the east coast of Australia.
  • First Fleet - 1787

    First Fleet - 1787

    On the 26 of January of 1787, the first fleet arrived on the East Coast of Australia. This included 11 ships with around 1,400 people from England. This event is very significant to Australia because of the tragic things the Europeans did to Australian Aboriginal people. the Europeans believe that they own that land even though the Aboriginal people have been there for many generations. Europeans killed many Aboriginal people and they lost many of their loved ones and their culture.
  • The French Revolution - 1789

    The French Revolution - 1789

  • Napoleon Bonaparte Overthrows the Directory - 1799

    Napoleon Bonaparte Overthrows the Directory - 1799

  • Death of Bennelong - 1813

    Death of Bennelong - 1813

  • Myall Creek Massacre - 1838

    Myall Creek Massacre - 1838

  • Gold rush in Australia - 1851

    Gold rush in Australia - 1851

    On the 12th of February in Bathurst, New South Weals Australia, a local waterhole gold flecks were discovered. This event began the gold rush, many people that were called 'diggers' started to dig for gold. This impacted Australia because of the new identity of Australia and basically put them on the map.
  • The American civil war begging  - 1861

    The American civil war begging - 1861

    The American Civil War was a civil war in which the United States fought between the Union and the Confederacy. It started on 12 Apr 1861 and ended on 9 Apr 1865. The American Civil War started due to the purchase of slaves and a large amount of slavery. This is very important because it ended slavery.
  • Invention of the Telephone - 1876

    Invention of the Telephone - 1876

  • Statue of Liberty - 1884

    Statue of Liberty - 1884

  • The Eiffel Tower - 1889

    The Eiffel Tower - 1889

  • The First Olympic Games - 1896

    The First Olympic Games - 1896

  • Titanic sinks - 1912

    Titanic sinks - 1912

    The Titanic sinking was a very significant event because it was the largest ship at that time it was also named the "unsinkable ship". On April 15 the titanic come to its end and sunk due to hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people.
  • World war l - 1914

    World war l - 1914

    World war l was one of the most impactful events that have changed the world forever. The war started but the empire of Austra-Hungary was assassinated. Soon after many countries such as Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey started fighting back against countries like France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and Japan. World war l is impacting us today over 40 million people die and so many people lost loved ones and ancestors leaving gaps and unknown information in their families.