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Australia's east coast is claimed by the British. This is after Captain James Cook discovers the country.
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The Americans were being taxed on tea. So they went to the harbour and started to throw tea over the edge as a protest.
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James Watt invents Steam Engine. It was invented in Britain. It helped start the Industrial Revolution.
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American's introduced their independence. This was caused because they wanted to be seperate from Britain. This was becuase they wanted to revolutionise their country.
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The first fleet of convicts arrive in Botany Bay. They were all convicts that weren't wanted and couldn't fit in britain. It was lead by Captain Arthur Phillip.
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The French Revolution breaks out after high bread prices caused starvation. They stormed the Bastille Prison and killed King Louis
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George Wasington is voted to be the first president of the United States. Washington was 56 when he was voted into power.
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The first passenger railway was built by George Stephenson. It went from Liverpool to Manchester.It made transport easier for the people that travelled.
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The war between America and Mexico started as the Mexicans attacked American troops. They attacked them in Texas.
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The gold rush starts after Edward Hargreaves found gold near Bathurst, New South Wales
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It started by Confederate artillery started to fire on Fort Summer. This was because Virginia wanted to become it's own government.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated whilst attending a special performance. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
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America bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars. It was negotiated by Henry Seward.
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Thomas Edison invents the first practical light bulb in New Jersey. This wasn't the first light bulb but the first commercial light bulb.
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The Brooklyn Bridge is opened and thousands watch. It was the largest suspension bridge at the time.
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The French gave the Americans the statue as a sign of friendship. Also as they both had just gotten independence from britian
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This is where the six different British colonies Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania formed one country. The commonwealth of Australia is formed.
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The Titanic hits an iceberg just after midnight. The captain Edward John Smith had previous warnings about the iceberg. The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean
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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a memeber of the Black Hand Gang. This was after they firstly failed but then the driver got lost and that is when he was killed.
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A treaty signed by the presidents of Italy, France, Britain, America and Germany to end the state of war. Germany were forced to sign it.
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