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Mass Production
Henry Ford was the inventor of Mass Production he realised there needed to be a more efficient way to mass produce cars in lower price. In 1913 after finding four principles, they came together to make the very first moving assembly line used for large-scale manufacturing. -
End of World War 1
On November 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end. Germany had formally surrendered, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. The leaders of both sides held a meeting in Ferdinand Foch’s railway carriage at Compiegne. The signing off was at 11 am, it was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris on the 28th of June 1919. -
Jazz Age
In America during this time known as The Jazz Age, everybody seemed to have money. After the Great War it destroyed social conventions and the new ones were developed, this brought in a whole new style. Especially the young women shocked the older generation with bringing in a whole new look which concluded of short bobs and revealing clothing. -
Invention of Television
The very first still image transferred was in 1862 but John Logie Baird’s 30 line images in 1925 were the first demonstrated of television by reflected light rather than in black and white. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to the early 1940’s was a severe economic downturn. Placing millions of Americans and Australians unemployed, it was caused because there was a fall in export prices and sales, also in residential construction which had social impact on all families and communities. -
Market Crash
This day is known as ‘Black Tuesday’ because the New York Stock Exchange experienced the worst financial panic it had ever seen. This event changed America’s economy for ever. Still to this day the worst market crash of all time. -
Day of Mourning
26 January 1938 marked the 150th anniversary, of the First Fleet in Port Jackson. To the Indigenous Australians, the anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet was referred to as a 'Day of Mourning.To them, the date meant the end of ruin and mistreatment by the white settlers. It symbolised the beginning of the slaughter of their people and the loss of their land, their culture and their basic human rights. -
Start of WWII
1st of September 1939 was the beginning of World War Two. It all began when the Nazi Germany’s war with Poland which was an uneven fight where Germany had more armed forces. The European countries felt like they needed to act which resulted in six long years of war. -
Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. This attack occurred because the Japanese were tired of negotiations with the United States, they wanted to keep expanding but the US put a restrictive ban on trade with Japan. -
Bombing of Darwin
On this day at 10:00am Darwin came under attack for the first time, attacking the Darwin harbour and town and ceased after about 40 minutes. An hour later they were under attack again, forcing it at the barracks and included high altitude bombing. In the end it killed at least 243 people and left 300-400 people wounded. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
During WW2 the United States had used an atomic weapon against Hiroshima, flattening the city and killing 80, 000 people. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki. -
Declaration of Human Rights
The UN adopted the Universal Declaration on this date because of the result and experience in WWII. The Universal Declaration was the first time that countries actually agreed on a statement of human rights. This document states the basic rights and freedom which all human beings are given. -
Melbourne Olympics
This was the first time Australia hosted the Olympic Games. It was the first game to be held outside Europe or the US and in the Southern Hemisphere. These Olympics also signalled that the arrival of Australia showed they could be a real sporting force. -
Invention of Internet
The internet was first invented for military purposes but then expanded for communication through scientist. The initial idea of the internet came from Leonard Kleinrock in 1961. Based on this it helped create the final version of the Interface Message Processor. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This event was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. America had spotted nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President John F. Kennedy announced the discovery on October 22nd which had made tension build on both sides but in the end USA and Cuba had agreed not to invade each other. -
“I Have a Dream Speech”
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during the March for Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The speech played a pivotal role in the fight for equality and freedom during the American Civil Rights Movement. -
Australian Freedom Rides
A group of students from the University of Sydney in New South Wales went out to help out with poor aboriginal health, education and housing in the outer regions. They hoped to point out and help from discrimination between the aboriginals and white settlers. -
Invention of the Mobile Phone
Martin Cooper was the first person to invent a portable handset. People were surprised when they saw Cooper walking around talking to someone through a phone without a cord restricting it. It was a 10 year process before Cooper put the cell phone on the market. -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
Paul Hogan is the main character in this movie who plays a rugged cowboy from Down Under. This is an Australian comedy film based in the Australian Outback where Dundee is a crocodile hunter and gets invited to New York by an American reporter. -
United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
World leaders decided that children under the age of 18 needed special care and protection. These leaders also wanted the world to recognize that children had human rights too. In the human rights to children everywhere they had the right to survival; develop to the fullest, protection from harmful influence, abuse and exploitation, to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall divided between West Berlin and East Germany and stood standing for 28 years. On this date in the evening government official of Germany Günter Schabowski announced that citizens were free to cross the country’s border. People were cheering and started chipping at the wall, by the end the wall was in pieces.
