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The federation of Australia was when all of the 7 self operatating colonies decided to unite as one
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Queen Victoria had power over Great Britain and Ireland since 24 May 1819 till her death
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This was the date when the first plane succesfully took flight
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World War 1 was the first war to break out to involve different nations around the world
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The world wide war ends on this date
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aka "Black Tuesday" was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States
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The Second War within different nations of the world broke out on this date
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On this date the second war between the nations ends.
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The Vietnam War Commences in Vietnam laos and Cambodia
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in this year, melbourne hostes australias first summer olympic games
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On this date, Australia got introduced to the dollars and cents and used it efficiently throughout the states
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The 1967 Referendum proposed to include Aboriginal people in the census.
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Harold Holt was the 17th Prime minister of Australia but his role ended shortly as he mysteriously died on a beach in Victoria
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Apollo 1 1 was the first spaceflight carrying humans, which landed succesfully on the moon.
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In 1947 Australia signed the Metre Convention making metric units legal for use in Australia
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A massive cyclone absolutely smashed the city of darwin on Christmas Day
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The Tiananmen Square Massacre was a protest in the People's Republic of China which occurred in 1989.
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With the collapse of communism in 1989 the Berlin Wall was removed and the two German republics were united.
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Nelson Mandela is finally released from a 27 year false imprisoment
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Operation Desert Storm, popularly known as the first Gulf War, was the successful U.S.-Allied response to Iraq's attempt to overwhelm neighboring Kuwait.
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The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree in which 35 people were killed and 21 wounded, mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other in October 1962, during the Cold War.
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Princess Diana tragically dies in a schemed car accident on this date
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On This date a terrorist attack was launched on to the twin tower buildings in new york, many lives were lost on this occasion