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Benjamin Franklin Discovers Electricity
The History of Electricity - A Timeline
By flying a kite during that storm in 1752, Ben Franklin discovered that life would not always have to be lived under candle light. Even still, humans today use electricity for much much more than artificial light; television, computers, industry, and the list stretches more! -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party History
Among the "Tea Crisis", the colonists becaome infuriated once more when the British forbid them to buy foreign tea - only British tea, and they would be taxed! Therefore, the British tea would be tossed into the sea. This is important because it showed our assertiveness. -
The Declaration of Independence
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The Declaration of Independence was a method the Thomas Jefferson used in order to tell England that the United States is not their property, that taxation without representation would not be tolerated, nor would any other grievances listed within the document, This is an important event because despite that it is not the Constitution, it was the first strike of the war that would make the dream come true. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin
Making its debut in 1793, the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. Serving the purpose of more effectively moving seeds from cotton balls, the simple machine made efficiency of production better, but did not at all lessen production. It had been popular in the South, commonly used by slaves, This invention is important because it initiated the idea of making things faster. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror
In order to ensure that there was no one around that would get in the way of the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre led the Reign of Terror, showing over 30,000 French people what a guillotine was, Anyone inclusing royalty, who gave the slightest hint of disagreement would face the blade. This was crucial to the defeat of absolutism. -
The First National Women's Rights Convention
Women's Rights Timeline
Although women would have a long way to go, they still had to put together the first meeting that would lead to the granting of their rights. This meeting took place in Worcester, MASS. and was important because it gave more women the confidence to fight for what they deserved. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President of the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln
Once Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the U.S., almost immediately he would have to prove himself in the Civil War in 1861. Within his term he won the Civil War, the Emancipation Proc. was a done deal and he made a great difference, keeping the fairly new country in one piece, -
The Scramble For Africa
The Age of Imperialism
The scramble for Africa was a time inwhich the big, strong Western European countries rushed over to Africa and take over certain areas rich in the resources they needed for their industries. This however was important because it set up Africa to be updated and become a part of the economy outside their borders. -
First Flight Gone "Wright"
The Wright Brothers - Inventing a Flying Machine
After so many failed attempts people made to make a machine that would fly, two American brothers would be first to succeed. Of course the airplanes of today are quite an improvement, but you have to start somewhere! Transportation as they knew it back then would change and the airlines would become popular, -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Headed for a town hall reception, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, Sophie, were both shot and successfully assassinated, This event is important because it was the breaking point that was cause the Great War to leak through and bring all the terrors of war alongside it, bringing new experiences to the military and citizens.
