Some events in Australian and world history timeline

May 10, 1869

Completion of transcontinental railway linking Brisbane to Perth
Jan 1, 1901

Federation-Australia becomes a new nation
Jan 1, 1901

Centenary of Federation
Jul 5, 1901

Australians first serve in the Boer War
Jun 5, 1902

End of the Boer War
Dec 17, 1903

First aeroplane flight, by the Wright brothers in USA
Jul 5, 1905

First Australian-born Governor-General, Sir Isaac Isaacs, appointed
Apr 15, 1912

Titanic sinks
Jul 28, 1914

Australia enters World War 1
Apr 25, 1915

Landing of Australian and other troops at Gallipoli
Mar 8, 1918

Influenza epidemic after World War l kills more people than the war
Nov 11, 1918

End of World War 1-an estimated 12 million dead
Nov 16, 1920

QANTAS starts flying planes in Australia

QANTAS planes started flying in Australia because of World War 1.
Oct 29, 1929

Start of the Great Depression
Feb 4, 1930

First colour TV broadcast in Australia
Nov 11, 1930

Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup
Mar 19, 1932

Opening of the Sydney Harbour bridge
Jul 10, 1936

Last Tasmanian Tiger dies in captivity
Sep 3, 1939

Australia enters World War ll
May 25, 1940

Australian scientist Howard Florey discovers how to mass-produce penicillin, thus saving millions of lives around the world
Feb 19, 1942

Darwin is bombed for the first time during World War ll
Jun 1, 1942

Japanese submerines raid in Sydney Harbour
Aug 6, 1945

Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nov 29, 1948

The first mass-produced car in Australia, the Holden, is completed
Dec 10, 1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations
Jan 28, 1949

First Australian involvement in United Nations peacekeeping, in Indonesia
Jun 25, 1950

Australians first serve in the Korean War
Sep 10, 1952

The Victa motor mower is invented
Jul 27, 1953

Korean War ends
Apr 12, 1954

'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley and the Comets starts the rock 'n roll era
Nov 5, 1956

TV starts in Australia
Nov 22, 1956

Melbourne host the Olympic Games
Oct 4, 1957

First Satellite in space, ' Sputnik'
Nov 3, 1957

First dog in space, 'Laika'
Apr 12, 1961

First human in space, Yuri Gagarin
May 24, 1962

First Australian soldiers sent to South Vietnam
Dec 3, 1967

First human heart transplant-in South Africa
Jul 20, 1969

First human on the moon, Neil Armstrong

"One small step for man, one huge leap for mankind."
Feb 15, 1971

Decimal currency replaces pounds, shillings and pence
Jan 1, 1973

Australian troops withdrawn from Vietnam
Jun 27, 1973

Australian troops withdrawn from Vietnam
Dec 24, 1974

Cyclone Tracy wrecks Darwin
Aug 16, 1977

Elvis Presley dies
Aug 17, 1980

Azaria Chamberlain taken by a dingo at Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Aug 13, 1982

The film 'Gallipoli' is released
Feb 16, 1983

Ash Wednesday bushfires kill 72 people in Victoria and South Australia
May 31, 1983

South-West Tasmania is placed on the World Heritage list
Dec 28, 1989

Newcastle earthquake
Feb 12, 1990

First woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, WA
Jun 12, 1994

The Beatles tour Australia

The Beatles arrived in Australia on the 12/6/94 and departed
20/6/94
Oct 10, 1995

Rabbit calicivirus disease accidentally released
Apr 28, 1996

Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania
Aug 31, 1997

Death of Princess Diana
Dec 9, 1997

Death of the last remaining 25 April Anzac, Ted Matthews
Sep 21, 1999

Australian troops go to East Timor as peacekeepers
Oct 12, 1999

World population reaches six billion
Sep 13, 2000

Sydney hosts the Olympic Games

Completion of transcontinental railway linking Brisbane to Perth

Federation-Australia becomes a new nation

Centenary of Federation

Australians first serve in the Boer War

End of the Boer War

First aeroplane flight, by the Wright brothers in USA

First Australian-born Governor-General, Sir Isaac Isaacs, appointed

Titanic sinks

Australia enters World War 1

Landing of Australian and other troops at Gallipoli

Influenza epidemic after World War l kills more people than the war

End of World War 1-an estimated 12 million dead

QANTAS starts flying planes in Australia

Start of the Great Depression

First colour TV broadcast in Australia

Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup

Opening of the Sydney Harbour bridge

Last Tasmanian Tiger dies in captivity

Australia enters World War ll

Australian scientist Howard Florey discovers how to mass-produce penicillin, thus saving millions of lives around the world

Darwin is bombed for the first time during World War ll

Japanese submerines raid in Sydney Harbour

Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The first mass-produced car in Australia, the Holden, is completed

Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations

First Australian involvement in United Nations peacekeeping, in Indonesia

Australians first serve in the Korean War

The Victa motor mower is invented

Korean War ends

'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley and the Comets starts the rock 'n roll era

TV starts in Australia

Melbourne host the Olympic Games

First Satellite in space, ' Sputnik'

First dog in space, 'Laika'

First human in space, Yuri Gagarin

First Australian soldiers sent to South Vietnam

First human heart transplant-in South Africa

First human on the moon, Neil Armstrong

Decimal currency replaces pounds, shillings and pence

Australian troops withdrawn from Vietnam

Australian troops withdrawn from Vietnam

Cyclone Tracy wrecks Darwin

Elvis Presley dies

Azaria Chamberlain taken by a dingo at Ayers Rock (Uluru)

The film 'Gallipoli' is released

Ash Wednesday bushfires kill 72 people in Victoria and South Australia

South-West Tasmania is placed on the World Heritage list

Newcastle earthquake

First woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, WA

The Beatles tour Australia

Rabbit calicivirus disease accidentally released

Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania

Death of Princess Diana

Death of the last remaining 25 April Anzac, Ted Matthews

Australian troops go to East Timor as peacekeepers

World population reaches six billion

Sydney hosts the Olympic Games