Modern day events

By JohnJohnson
  • American revolutionary war starts

    American revolutionary war starts

    THe war started because disagreements and disputes over the independence of american colonists and the high level of tax from brtitain. this was the day of the boston tea party where the first shots were fired
  • George Washington was appointed first commander-in-cheif of the american army

    George Washington was appointed first commander-in-cheif of the american army

    George washington was named the first president of the free-state of America
  • James watt invents steam engine

    James watt invents steam engine

    James watts invents a much more effecient steam engine
  • illuminati is formed

    illuminati is formed

  • US congress signs the declaration of independence

    US congress signs the declaration of independence

    United states of america declares independence from the commonwealth
  • the first fleet arrives in australia

    the first fleet arrives in australia

    the first fleet arrives on botany bay, beggining the british settlement of Australia
  • the start of the french revolution

    the start of the french revolution

    the start of the french revolution because of the high taxes and bread prices to the peasents
  • Invention of the battery

    Invention of the battery

    Alessandro Volta invents a battery to store an electrical current
  • america declares war on britain

    america declares war on britain

    America with the support of other european countries not in the commonwealth declares war on the british empire
  • the first strike about the machinery replacing people in factorys

    the first strike about the machinery replacing people in factorys

    textile workers smash machinery in factorys and mills in englend for protest over the industrial revolution
  • first railway built

    first railway built

    George Stephenson builds the first passenger railway between liverpool and manchester

  • Publication of the peoples charter

    Britain demands political reform, including the right for every man to vote over the age of 21
  • GOLD RUSH

    GOLD RUSH

    Edward Hargraves discovers gold in NSW, beggining several major gold rushs around Australia.
  • Convict transportation to Australia ended

    Convict transportation to Australia ended

    Convict tranportation to Australia ends with the last shipment leaving for western Australia

  • the colonies of Australia become a federation

    The six colonies of Australia form a federation and one nation

  • First man-carrying aircraft invented

    The wright brothers invent the first controllable, powered aircraft to carry people.

  • First automobile invented

    The first mass-produced car was created by Mr Henry Ford, the first ford model T automobile

  • The titanic sunk

    The largest cruze ship at the time, the Titanic crashes into an iceberg and kills a majority of the passengers. The death count was 1517.

  • the start of world war 1

    A serbian killed the Austro-Hungarian Duke Franz Ferdinand, which in response Austro-Hangary demanded his killer. Serbia did not know who the killer was so they could do nothing. Russia threatened Austro-Hungary not to invade and Germany threatened Russia because of their alliance with Austro-Hungary. Then Britain, France and Japan all threatened Germany because of their alliance with Russia.

  • World war 1 ended

    World war 1 ends with the German armys and the armies of their alliances being defeated