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Eureka Stockade
Often reffered to as the 'Eureka Rebellion' is a key event in the development of Australian democracy and Australian identity, with some people arguing that Australian democracy was born at Eureka' -
American Civil War
Fought over the right to succeed from the Union and over the right of slavery. Won by the North over the South, rejoining the two into a slavery-free country. While slavery was banned, problems still lingered into the 1900's of racism, culminating in the Civil Rights Movement and the first free, equal, and democratic nation. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes Presdient
Abraham Lincolln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America in 1861. He won in a greatly divided party. It is believed that his election began a chain of events that lead to civil war. -
Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinted 5 days after the civil war ended. He was shot in the left ear and the bullet lodged up behind his eye leaving him paralysed, despite the doctors best efforts he died 9 hours after he was shot. -
Invention of the Light
The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison on the 1st of December 1879. He was not the only inventer to invent the light bulb, there was people before him but he produced the better light bulb out of everyone -
Statue of Liberty unveiled
The Statue's original torch was the first part constructed in 1876. In 1984 it was replaced by a new copper torch covered in 24K gold leaf which is lighted by floodlight at night. The original torch is currently located in the lobby of the monument. Access to the torch has been closed since 1916. -
First Powered Flight
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with
Wilbur flies a glider in earlier tests
Kitty Hawk, Oct. 10, 1902.Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. -
Titanic Sinks
The Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic sea after side-swiping an iceberg. 1,500 died when the starliner sank to bottom 2 miles under the surface of the water. -
The Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary is assassinated by Galvrio Princip of Serbia, causing the first World War, the greatest war the world had seen at that time. The assassination was not the only cause, but was the final straw before the first truly modern war. -
Beginning of WW1
The spark that started World War I was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina -
WW1 Ends
After the end of World War 1 60,000 Australian diggers were killed and 156,000 were wounded. -
Inevention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell sucessfully tests the telephone with his assistant. It revolutionizes communication due to it ease of use and more efficient to use than the telegram or previous methods of communication.
