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British Empire achieves its height of power
In Europe, the British Empire achieved the height of its power. Germany and Italy, which came into existence as unified nations in the second half of the 19th century, grew in power, challenging the traditional hegemony of Britain and France. With nationalism in full force at this time, the European powers competed with each other for land, military strength and economic power. -
The second Boer war ends
The second Boer war ends with the British clutching victory over the South african Republic and the Orange State -
Caruso's first recording
A man called Eric Caruso created the world's ever first graphone recording. This is important because it revolutionised later inventions that inspired people t make the inventions that make better recording. Without the gramaphone recording, we would'nt be here today with all the recording software and we would not be able to watch TV or hear on the radio, etc. -
Titanic sinks on maiden voyage
Titanic was the one of the largest passenger steamships built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast and the ship was going to be unsinkable. Sadly it hit the iceberg and proved that it was not unsinkable. It was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank, partly because of the lack of lifeboats, after the sinking no ship was allowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship.
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Wright brothers invent airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane -
General theory of radioactivity proposed
Two brilliant men proposed a the theory of radioactive decay. They were Rutherford and Soddy. These men -
Russian revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1905 begins on “Bloody Sunday” when troops fire onto a defenseless group of demonstrators in St. Petersburg. Strikes and riots follow. This is important because it marks the turn from a monarchy to a communist country, making it one to the world's most powerful military forces -
Model T produced by Ford Motors Company
The first car for ordinary people is created. This event is important because if this car was'nt created, normal people would not be able to buy cars and travel -
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
Albert Einstein, in his theory of special relativity, determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and he showed that the speed of light within a vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels This event is important because it helped influence other researchers that followed in his footsteps to discover more about the universe and the world more than ever before. He also helped future scientists and researchers discover more in space -
U.S. Supreme Court, in Danbury Hatters' case, outlaws secondary union boycotts.
U.S. Supreme Court, in Danbury Hatters' case, outlaws secondary union boycotts.
This event is important because it outlaws workers protesting so that the people can eat more and the ecnomy can grow. -
First use of Aircraft in the Turkish-Italian War
The use of aircraft was first used in 1911 in the Turkish Italian War. This event is important because it encouraged the use of aircraft because when they first used the aircraft, it was a very effective weapon, theofore promoting aircraft to be used more often for military purposes, as also contributing to the aeroplanes that we sit on when we go to a foriegn country -
Margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic.
This event is important because without Margret Sanger, women would have to give birth without special or professional guidence, and that could result in the offspring having some heath or physical issues. -
Russian revolutionaries execute the former czar and his family
This event is important because it shows the desperation of the Bolsheviks as the czar's relatives trying to free him, and how that lead to the downfall of Communism in Russia -
The start of the great depression
In U.S., stock market prices collapse, with U.S. securities losing $26 billion—first phase of Depression and world economic crisis
This event is important because it is the marking of the first stage of an economic crisis and deserved to be .