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Capt James Cook discovered Australia
Captain James Cook was the first one to come into contact with eastern coast of Australia, -
Cotton Mills
The Cotton mills is a factory that spins and weaves cotton, usually
powered by girls and woman so they could get an independant income. -
First Fleet in Botany Bay
The first British fleet arrived in botany bay which indicated the beginning of settlement in Australia. -
French Revolution
French Revolution was started because of the high bread prices and taxes. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, made the Declaration of the Rights of Man -
Slave Trade Ceased
It is now unlawful for any British subject to commit slave trade. -
Luddites attack Machinery
Luddites north of England smash machinery in factories and mills thinking they might take their jobs. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a 32-month military conflict between the United States and the British Empire and their Indian allies which resulted in no territorial change, but a resolution of many issues which remained from the American War of Independence. -
Balloon Invented
The history of balloons - including the early animal intestine varieties. The first rubber balloons were made by Professor Michael Faraday in 1824 for use in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. -
Discovery of Melbourne
John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner were both founders of victoria and are know as a pair but they were really rivals of each other as there was a huge debate who really found victoria. Both the men (separately) sailed up the Yarra River and spotted the land and thought it was the perfect place for a village. Their discovery of land is now known as Melbourne. -
Convict Transportation to Australia
The last of convicts were transported to western Australia. -
First controlled, man-carrying flight.
Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first to make a man-carrying flying machine.
