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The American Declaration of Independence Signed
The American Declaration of Independence announces the American Colonies' independence from Great Britain. -
First Fleet arrives in Botony Bay
[The first Fleet](www.australianhistoryresearch.info/the-first-fleet) arrivesd in Australia at Botony Bay with hundreds of dirty, sick and dying convicts. One of the main reasons that the British arrived was that the there were not enough prisons to hold that many convicts England so they came to Australia to expand. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolutionchanged many lives significantly because many businesses became industrialised which resulted in the loss of many jobs due to machinery replacing human labour, it also meant that living conditions became poor because of a loss of income -
Luddites smash machinery
Textile workers also nicknamed the Luddites smash machinery in factories and mills in the midlands snd north of England which contributed to the french revolution because they thought it would take their jobs. -
Australian Gold Rush
The Gold Rush began during the mid 1800's just after the californian gold rush. It began because Edward Hargraves discovered a few grains of gold near the south of Bathurst. After returning from California, Hargraves sought out to find deposits of gold for the government for a reward, he had success in an area. He then told the authorities. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War was fought between the rebelling Confederate States and the loyal states of the United States of America. Slavery made up a part of the disagreement which led to war, but the main argument was that the Confederates felt that each state should be allowed to govern itself as if it were a sovereign nation -
Thomas Edison invents the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invents the first long-lasting source of light powered by electricity. -
Federation of Australia
[The Six Colonies](australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-government/australias-federation) of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia form one nation. -
Wright Brothers, first controlled, man carrying flight
The Wright Brothers achieve the first controlled, powered, man-carrying flight. -
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The Titanic Sinks
The World's largest passenger steamship at the time, the Titanic, hits an icebergin the north-west Atlantic Ocean and sinks: 1517 people die as a result. -
World War 1 Ends
World War 1 Ends with the defeat of Germany
