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HISTORICAL EVENTS
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American Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independance is signed, The document began the first of many revolutions of the time period. -
The Frech Revolution
Revolution in France that began due to very poor economic conditions caused by the frivility of nobles and the government. -
California Gold Rush
People form all over the contry flood into California, followed by people form all over the world. It brought many people to America looking for money and started the settelement of the west. -
Ballarat Gold Rush
This gold rush started the main settelment of forgein people to the australian population. -
American Civil War
Fought over the right to succeed from the Union and over the right of slavery. Won by the North over the South, rejoining the two into a slavery-free country. While slavery was banned, problems still lingered into the 1900's of racism, culminating in the Civil Rights Movement and the first free, equal, and democratic nation. -
Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell sucessfully tests the telephone with his assistant. It revolutionizes communication due to it ease of use and more efficient to use than the telegram -
VFL Was Founded
The vfl was the start of one of australias biggest sports which is now watched by many countries -
Sir Donald Bradmans Birth
Sir Donald Bradmans birth was not that big at the time but even though he or noboady else knew this day change the game of cricket for ever. He is the greatest batsman ever to play the game with with an unthinkable avaerage of 99.94 -
Assassination of Archduke Fedinand
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary is assassinated by Galvrio Princip of Serbia, causing the first World War, the greatest war the world had seen at that time. -
World War 1 starts
This was the start of the biggest war known to man for a long time. -
Russian Revolution
Series of revolts against the governement of Russia. The Febuary Rvolution was the seizing of St, Pertersburg and the outsing of Czar Nicholas. -
World War 1 ends
The biggest war known to man at the time had finally come to a end after 4 long years.