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Significant Events of 20th Century
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Federation of Australia
Australia finally becomes apart of the Federation -
Queen Victoria Dies after 63-year reign
Queen Victoria lasted a very long time as Queen -
First Aeroplane Is flown
The wright brothers fly the first ever plane -
WW1 Starts
The start of the 4 year war -
WW1 Ends
The first World War finally ends -
Great Depression
The whole of wall street crashes causing the world to go into the Great Depression -
WW2 Starts
The started of the horific 6 year war -
UN Forms
UN takes the job of League of Nations -
WW2 Ends
The end of this 6 year bloodbath -
Vietnam war
The start of the huge Vietnam war -
Olympic Games at Melbourne
Melbourne host their first Olympic games -
Cuban Missile
Brings world to the brink of a nuclear war -
Decimal Currency
Australia decides to introduce decimal currency -
Australia Goes Metric
Australia decides to add metres and kilometers as our main measurement -
Referendum for Aboriginal Aussies
This referendum allowed Aboriginal Australians to have citizenship status -
Harold Holt Drowns
Australian Prime Minister drowns. -
Apollo 11 Lands on the moon
Apollo makes the first landing on the moon in History. -
Cyclone Tracy Flattens Darwin
The horrific Cyclone tears up all of Darwin -
Berlin wall collapses
This big wall collapses -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Horrific massacre at Tiananmen Square -
Nelson mandela release
Nelson release from South african jail -
Operation Desert Storm
US launch operation in Iraq -
Port Arthur massacre
Many killed at Port arthur -
Princess Diana Dies
Princess Diana died in an epic car crash -
9/11
Twin Towers Get struck down by terrorists
