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Invention of the Television
Invention of TelevisionIn 1884, the first electromechanical television was developed by a German student by the name of Paul Gottlieb Nipkow. -
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Mass Production
Vehicle Mass Production - FordIn the beginning, automobiles were built by craftsmen who assembled the finished vehicle from parts they themselves had made, making any necessary adjustments to these parts as they went along. On the road to mass production, many improvements were made that speeded up the process and optimized the use of skilled labor.The quality and uniformity of interchangeable engine parts was standardized. The use of machine tools and templates in parts production was introduced, permitting the use of l -
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The treaty of versailles
TreatyViewing Germany as the chief instigator of the conflict, the European Allied Powers decided to impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defeated Germany. The Treaty of Versailles, presented for German leaders to sign on May 7, 1919, forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium (Eupen-Malmédy), Czechoslovakia (the Hultschin district), and Poland (Poznan [German: Posen], West Prussia and Upper Silesia). The Germans returned Alsace and Lorraine, annexed in 1871 after the Franco -
The Jazz Age
Jazz AgeIn 1920's America - known as the Jazz Age, the Golden Twenties or the Roaring Twenties - everybody seemed to have money. The nightmare that was the Wall Street Crash of October 1929, was inconceivable right up until it happened. The 1920’s saw a break with the traditional set-up in America. The Great War had destroyed old perceived social conventions and new ones developed. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression
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The Stockmarket Crash
After a boom on the stock market that enticed many everyday people to invest their entire savings, the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929. -
Day of Mourning
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World War 2 Starts
WW2 StartsGermany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, other European countries felt they had to act. The result was six long years of World War II. -
Japanese attack on pearl harbor
Attack on Pearl HarbourOn the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. -
Bombing of Darwin
erchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. SS Neptuna later exploded and sank while the Barossa was towed clear of the explosion and was later salvaged. Photograph courtesy of A Oliver and the Australian War Memorial: P02759.011.
During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targets in Northern Australia.
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Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
a B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, took off from Tinian, a North Pacific island in the Marianas, 1,500 miles south of Japan. The twelve-man crew -
Declaration of Human Rights
Human Rights DeclarationThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration) is an international document that states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. -
Melbourne Olympic games
melbourne OlympicsThe 1956 Olympic Games were in Melbourne, Victoria. This was the first Olympics held in the southern hemisphere. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis - HistoryThe Cuban missile crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962. -
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream…” speech
28th of August, 1963 – “I Have a Dream” (Centre, 2012)
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during the March for Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The speech played a pivotal role in the fight for equality and freedom during the American Civil Rights Movement. -
Australian Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides 1965
Charles Perkins, Ann Curthoys, Jim Spigelman, Darce Cassidy and other students from NSW University organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns to see the difference in Aboriginal health, education and housing. -
The Invention of the Internet
The invention of the InternetThe Internet that we use today is the result of more than 50 years of work by scientists, scholars and government agencies. -
The Invention of the Mobile Phone
The Invention of the Mobile PhoneDr. Martin Cooper of Motorola is considered to be the inventor of the first practical mobile phone. On April 3, 1973, Martin placed a call to rival -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.Release dates of Crocodile Dundee -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin WallFor 28 years, the Berlin Wall separated West from East and became a symbol of the Cold War. November 9, 1989 -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights—civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often need special care and protection that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too.
The Convention se
