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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is electricity. In 1752, on a dark June afternoon in Philadelphia, the 46 year-old Ben Franklin decided to fly a kite. With the help of his son, William, they attached his kite to a silk string, tying an iron key at the other end. Next, they tied a thin metal wire from the key and inserted the wire into a Leyden jar, a container for storing an electrical charge. -
George III becomes King of Great Britain.
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. -
James Watts designs a more efficient steam engine
James Watts (19th of January - 25th of August 1819) designs a more efficient steam engine. Watts introduced a design enhancement, the separate condenser, which avoided this waste of energy and radically improved the power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. Eventually he adapted his engine to produce rotary motion, greatly broadening its use beyond pumping water. It was also a step forward to helping with more advanced transport. -
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American Revelution War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands and Spain on the other. The main result was an American victory and European recognition of the independence of the United States. -
American Decleration of Independence
American Decleration of Independence announces the American colonies independence from Great Britian. -
Benjamin Franklin invents the first bifocal lenses for eye glasses.
In 1760, Ben Franklin developed bifocal glasses. He was getting old and was having trouble seeing both up-close and at a distance. Bifocal lenses were developed around 1760. Though the first bifocal reading glasses credited to Benjamin Franklin were formally announced on May 23, 1785, bifocal lenses were believed to have been around for perhaps a few decades before that. Letters between Benjamin Franklin and his friend George Whatley in 1784 show that Franklin had been d -
The First Fleet
The First Fleet arrives in Botany Bay, begining Bristish settelment in Australia -
Storming of the Bastille
Citizens of Paris, headed by the National Guards, storm the Bastille prision on 14th of july 1789. This event has come to represent the start of the french revelution. -
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French Revelution
Outbreack of the French Revelution as a consequence of high bread prices and dissatisfaction with the ruling aristocrats who leived high taxes to support extravagant lifestyles. -
Washington DC becomes USA capital city.
The new city of Washington, D.C. becomes the United States capital. Congress opened its session in Washington, D.C. on November 17th. Adams moved into the White House, only to find the walls still wet. In a letter to his wife, Adams wrote: "I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but the wise and honest men ever rule under this roof." -
United States Navy
United States Navy wins a battle with a British war ship on Lake Erie, strengthening the American position on the Great Lakes. -
Erie Canal Completed
The 350 mile long Erie Canal, the most important passenger and freight route from the East to the Midwest, is completed. -
First Passanger Railway
George Stepheson builds the forst passanger railway between Liverpool and Manchester. -
Battle Of The Alamo
Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and 200 Texans are killed when the Alamo, a fort in San Antonio, Texas, is captured by Mexican leader Santa Anna. -
Convict Transportation
Convict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipping of convicts disembarking in Western Australia. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment guarantees that no male citizen will be deprived of the right to vote because of race, color or previous condition of servitude. -
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty, a gift to the United States from France, is unveiled in New York City harbor. -
Federation of Australia
Federation of Australia - the six colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia form one nation. -
The First Controlled, Powered, Man Carrying Plane
Brothers orville and Wilbur Wright acheive the first controlled, powered, man-carrying plane. -
First Car
Henry Ford produces his first Ford model T automobile. At the beginning of the 20th century the automobile was a plaything for the rich. Most models were complicated machines that required a chauffer conversant with its individual mechanical nuances to drive it. Henry Ford was determined to build a simple, reliable and affordable car; a car the average American worker could afford. Out of this determination came the Model T and the assembly line - two innovations that revolutionized American soc -
Titanic
The worlds largest passenger steamship, the Titanic, hits an iceberg in the North - West Atlantic Ocean and sinks. 1517 people died. -
WW1 (28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918).
WW I ostensibly started over the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Prince Ferdinand in Sarajevo,Yugoslavia. It however was an excuse for the European powers to resolve territorial issues long festering. The "Austro-Hungarian Empire" was basically German states and Yugoslavia was dominated by Serbia. They had longstanding serious differences that were an excuse to wage war. Russia and the other European states were locked into treaties with Serbia. World War 1 ends with the defeat of Germany.
