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Georges Audemans, Swiss chemist and inventor, invented Rayon.
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a war between Russia and Britain and France.
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Florence Nightingale worked in the hospitals during the war.
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End of the crimean war.
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William Roentgen accidentally invented the X-Ray.
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the victorian age of great Britian went from jun 1837 until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.
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This began with the assassignation of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. It was known as the Great War, until WWII began. Originally consisted of Germany and Austia-Hungary fighting Britain, France, Russia and Italy.
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also known as armisist day.
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in 1915 the Lusitania boat sank. It was torpedoed by a german U-boat. 1,200 people drowned. It sunk within 18 minutes. This was one of the reasons why the United Stated joined in the war.
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Queen Elizabeth II was born to King George VI. Her first public duties occurred during World War II. She is still queen today.
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This was a global war that started with the German invasion of Poland. Close to 80 million people died. Adolph Hitler, President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin were major players. Japan bombed Hawaii, which got the United States in the war.
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Germany invaded Poland, on the false pretext that Poland had launched attacks on German territory