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1917
Communist Revolution in Russia and its Empire creates several new countries that are known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. -
1923-37
In the UK Stanly Baldwin (a conservative) and Ramsay MacDonald (Labour Leader) swap the prime ministership several times. -
1923
Australia's first radio broadcast takes place in sydney -
1926
James Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first television transmission. -
1927
The Jazz singer begins the era of 'talking pictures' and the end of silent movies. -
1928
Coniston massacre: 60 or more Aboriginal people killed in revenge attacks by police and others in he Northern Territory after the murder of a white dingo trapper—one of the last of such large-scale revenge massacres -
1931
Japan invades Manchuria in Chine. Phar Lap wins Melbourne Cup. -
1932-33
English cricket team devises 'bodyline bowling' to beat the run-scoring talents of Don Bradman -
1936
Last thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) in captivity dies in Hobart. -
1939
Black Friday bushfires in Victoria kill 71 people and destroy 5 towns -
1948
The first Holden, the 48-215 (FX) the first, all Australian car is produced. -
1956
First Australian Television broadcasts begin -
1974
Cyclone Tracy destorys Darwin, killing 71 people -
1975
Colour Television introduced in Australia -
1990
Fall of the Berlin Wall formally concluded -
2002
89 Australians are among the 202 killed in the Bali bombings in Indonesia -
2007
Black Saturday fires in Victoria kill 173 people, the highest death toll of any Australian bushfire