Modern World Timeline

New effiecient steam engine

Jan 1, 1775

A more efficient steam was created by James Watts.

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Declaration of Independence

Jan 1, 1776

Announcement of the American colonies independence from Great Britain.

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The First Fleet

Jan 1, 1788

Start of British Settlement in Australia (Botany Bay).

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French Revolution

Jan 1, 1789

The outbreak of the French Revolution as of consequences.

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Invention of the Battery

Jan 1, 1800

Alessandro Volta creates the battery to store electric currents.

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Textile Workers

Jan 1, 1812

Textile workers smashed machinery in factories and mills in the midlands and north of England.

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Railway

Jan 1, 1830

A railway was built from Manchester to Liver by George Stephenson.

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People's Charter Publication

Jan 1, 1838

Voting rights and political reform were included in Britains People Charter.

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Gold Rush

Jan 1, 1850

Edward Hargaves starts the gold rush in New South Wales.

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Federation of Australia

Jan 1, 1901

Australia's states form lne nation.

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The Aeroplane

Jan 1, 1903

The Wright Brothers creat the first controlled, man-carrying flight.

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Ford Model T

Jan 1, 1908

Henry Ford produces the first Ford Model T automobile.

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Titanic

Jan 1, 1912

1517 people lose their lives when the passenger steamship 'Titanic' hit an iceberg and sinks in the north-west Atlantic Ocean.

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World War I

Feb 25, 1918

World War I ends with the defeat of Germany.

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