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End of WWI
World War One also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century -
Market Crash of 1929
The market crash of 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States -
Day of Mourning
Day of mourning is the 150th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in Australia -
Bombing of Darwin
The bombing of Darwin was the first and lagest attack on australia by a foreign power -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
USA drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima to end the Pacific War -
Declaration of Human Rights
The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. -
Invention of mobile phone
a phone is something that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was officially referred to as the Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart by GDR authorities, implying that neighbouring West Germany had not been fully de-Nazified. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The crisis is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict and is also the first documented instance of mutual assured destruction -
I have a dream
This speach played a pivotal role for equality and freedom during the american civil rights movement -
Australian Freedom Rides
group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns. Their purpose was threefold. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing.
