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Stock Market Crash
US stock market reaches it highest point which triggers the Great Depression. -
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Significant Events of the Last 100 Years
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Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup
Phar lap became a ray of sunshine during the lean years of the Great Depression and remains the shortest-priced favourite in Cup history. -
Bombin of Darwin
Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. -
Korean War
Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea -
Discovery of the Structure of DNA
Francis Crick and James Watson are the two people who together several other scientist discovered DNA. -
Roger Bannister breaks 4 Minute Mile
Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, has become the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam -
Formation of the Beatles
In March 1957 John Lennon formed a "skiffle group" that he called "The Quarrymen." -
Jack Brabham becomes the fisrt Australian ti win F1
Jack Brahham was the first ever Australian to win the F1 and went on to win the world title three times. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. Thanks to the bravery of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the war was averted. -
First ever heart transplant
Dr Christian Bernard operates the first ever heart transplant successfully. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
American clergyman and civil rights leader Martin Luther King was hit by a sniper's bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room. -
Man sets foot onto the Moon
Commander Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He said the historic words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Fall of The Berlin Wall
More than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin to knock down the wall. The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. -
Nelson Mandela released from prison
The South African anti-apartheid activist, and politician, Nelson Mandela was released unconditionally from prison after 27 years. -
The Sydney Olympics
The Second ever olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere was a very successful and memerable Olympics. -
September 11 Attacks
The group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania -
Julia Gillard becomes first Female Australian Prime Minister
Julia Gillard became Australia’s 27th Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the office. She was elected unopposed by the Parliamentary Labor Party.Before becoming Prime Minister, she served as the Deputy Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010 in Kevin Rudd’s Labor government, where she was Minister for Employment and Workplace
