Major Historical Events 1750-Present Day By josh121 Nov 24, 1759 Eruption of Mount Vesuvious Jan 26, 1788 Colonisation of Australia British colonise newly discovered land of Australia Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 American Civil War Nov 4, 1879 Invention of The Electric Lightbulb Dec 17, 1903 First Flight Apr 15, 1912 Sinking of the Cruise Ship Titanic Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Dec 7, 1914 Bombing of Pearl Harbour Brought US into the first World War Apr 25, 1915 Gallipoli Landing Period: Sep 4, 1929 to Dec 31, 1938 Great Depressioin Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Dec 31, 1938 First Computer-Built Between Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Jun 4, 1940 Sir Winston Churhill's Speach "We Shall Fight Them..." Feb 19, 1942 Bombing of Darwin, Australia Apr 30, 1945 Death of Adolf Hitler Aug 6, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Jul 20, 1969 American Moon Landing Jan 3, 1977 Foundation of Apple Nov 9, 1989 Fall of Berlin Wall Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991 Gulf War Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Attack and Fall of US Twin Trading Towers and Attack on Pentagon Dec 26, 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Mar 19, 2012 GFC- Global Financial Crisis May 2, 2011 Death of Osama Bin Ladin Oct 5, 2011 Death of Apple Founder Steve Jobs