Australia

Modern Australia

By steveydav
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    Modern Australia

  • Britain defeats France in the Seven Years' War

    Britain defeats France in the Seven Years' War

  • James Watt invents a steam engine capable of powering industry

    James Watt invents a steam engine capable of powering industry

  • The United States is born when the American colonies win independence.

    The United States is born when the American colonies win independence.

  • The First Fleet arrives in Australia and establishes a British colony

    The First Fleet arrives in Australia and establishes a British colony

  • The French Revolution begins

    The French Revolution begins

  • Samuel Morse develops the telegraph system for sending messages

    Samuel Morse develops the telegraph system for sending messages

  • Potato blight in ireland causes widespread famine, leading to mass emigration

    Potato blight in ireland causes widespread famine, leading to mass emigration

  • Popular revolutions break out across Europe

    Popular revolutions break out across Europe

  • Australias gold rushes begin

    Australias gold rushes begin

  • The Emancipation Declaration makes slavery illegal in the United States

    The Emancipation Declaration makes slavery illegal in the United States

  • The first telephone is tested

    The first telephone is tested

  • Britain's Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India

    Britain's Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India

  • France declares Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the 'French Indochinese Union'

    France declares Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the 'French Indochinese Union'

  • The beggining of the First World War

    The beggining of the First World War

  • The ending of the First World War

    The ending of the First World War