Timeline: Some events in Australian and world history

Oct 1, 1899

Australians first serve in the Boer War

Jan 1, 1901

Federation -- Australia becomes an independent nation

May 31, 1902

Boer War ends

The Boer War ends — History.com This Day in History — 5/31/1902

Dec 17, 1903

First aeroplane flight by Wright brothers in U.S.A.

Apr 15, 1912

The 'Titanic' sinks

The 'Titanic' the unsinkable ship (kind of) actually sank!!

Aug 4, 1914

Austranlians enter WW1

Apr 25, 1915

Australian and other troops land at Gallipoli

Feb 1, 1918

Influenza epidemic after WW1 that killed more people than the war starts

Nov 11, 1918

WW1 ends.

World War One - End of the WarAn armistice (ceasefire) came into effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

Oct 29, 1929

The start of the Great Depression

Jan 21, 1931

Sir Isaac Isaacs, appointed

Mar 19, 1932

The Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Dec 1, 1934

QANTAS starts flying planes in Australia

Sep 7, 1936

Last tasmanian tiger dies in captivity

Sep 3, 1939

Australia enters WW2

Feb 19, 1942

darwin is bombed for the first time in WW2

On 19 February 1942 mainland Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. The image source was awm.gov.au

May 31, 1942

Japanese submarines raid in Sydney Harbour

Jan 1, 1943

Australian scientist Howard Florey discovers how to mass-produce penicillin

May 7, 1945

The end of WW2 - an estimated 55,000,000 dead

Aug 6, 1945

An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima: 1945

Aug 9, 1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

Nov 29, 1948

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

November 29th, 1948

Dec 10, 1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations

Jul 7, 1950

Autralian first serve in the Korean War

(As part of UNC)

Aug 1, 1952

Victa motor lawn mower invented

August 1952

Jul 27, 1953

Korean War ends

The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953.

May 20, 1954

'Rock Around the Clock ' is released, and consequently, starts the rock and roll era

Sep 16, 1956

First tv broadcast in australia

Nov 22, 1956

Melbourne Olympic Games

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Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik -- first satellite in space

Nov 3, 1957

Laika the space dog went into space

Laika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first dog in space 'Laika' is sent into space

Apr 12, 1961

First man in space Yuri Gagarin

Aug 3, 1962

First Australian soldiers sent to South Vietnam

Jun 12, 1964

Beatles start touring Australia

Feb 14, 1966

Currency is changed from pounds shillings and pence to decimal

Dec 3, 1967

The fist human heart transplant, in South Africa

Jul 20, 1969

First human on the moon -- Neil Armstrong

July 20, 1969

Mar 5, 1972

Australian troops withdrawn from Vietnam

The last Australian logistic units leave Vung Tau and Australia’s commitment in South Vietnam returns to a training role with the 150-man Australian Assistance Group, Vietnam (AAAGV) and the AATTV.

Oct 19, 1974

first colour tv broadcast in Australia

Dec 25, 1974

Cyclone Tracy

a cyclone which hit Darwin on Christmas morning 1974. Sixty-six people were killed, and there was massive destruction of buildings.

Aug 16, 1977

Death of Elvis Presley

elvis.com

Aug 17, 1980

Azaria Chamberlain taken by dingo at Ayers Rock

Aug 13, 1981

'Galipoli', the film is released

Dec 9, 1982

South-West Tasmania is placed on the World Heritage list

Dec 28, 1989

Newcastle earthquake

Feb 12, 1990

First Australian woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, WA in ofice

Jun 1, 1995

Brisbane to Perth transcontinental railway is linked

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/history.aspxBut it was not until June 1995 that trains could travel between Brisbane and Perth, via Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide on a standard gauge track.