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Mass production
In 1901 gasoline cars started to outsell all other types of motor vehicles and the market was growing for economical automobiles and the need for industrial production was pressing. -
Invention of mobile phones
Mobile phone has proven to be one of the greatest inventions of mankind. First mobile phone started off long and heavy to ultra-thin and techno savvy. The first mobile phone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty Versailles was the peace settlement signed after world war one, the treaty was signed at the Versailles palace near Paris, hence the name. -
End of WW1
The leaders of the German army told the German government to end the fighting, two days later Germany signed and the guns fell silent. People in Britain, France and all other countries supported them and celebrated the end of war. -
The Jazz age
The 1920’s was known as the Jazz age in America were everyone seemed to have money and it felt like a new generation with new hair styles and expressive clothes that were worn shorter. It was when people would do crazy thing for fun. -
Great depression
Great depression was a severe economic downturn caused by overly confident stock market and a drought that struck the South. Once the great depression finally ended it had increased production needed for World War 2. -
Market crash
The market crash which took place in the United States was the most devastating stock market crash in history. The duration of the fallout affected all western industrialized countries. -
Day of mourning
A day of mourning is a day marked by mourning and is observed among the majority of countries populations. Flying a flag of that country or a military flag is a common symbol. -
Start of WW2
Germany’s war with Poland began on September 1st and had about five German armies with 1.5 million men, 2000 tanks and 1,900 aircrafts. There were fewer million Polish troops and aircrafts and a smaller amount armed so this gave Germany a greater advantage in the beginning. -
Japanese Attack of Pearl harbour
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S Naval Base at Pearl harbour and just after two hours of bombing more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had been damaged and more than 188 U.S aircrafts destroyed. -
Bombing of Darwin
The bombing of Darwin was the first and largest attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6th the United States used a massive, atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. This bomb was the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattening the city and killing tens of thousands of civilians. -
Declaration of human rights
The declaration was adopted by the united nations on December 10th. It was motivated by the experiences of the preceding world war. This declaration was the first time countries actually agreed on the statement of human rights. -
Melbourne Olympics
The games which took place in Melbourne was the first time Australia hosted the Olympics, it was the games that took the Olympics to the world and it was the first game held outside of Europe and United states. It was also the first games where live television broadcast captured the public’s imagination. -
Invention of the Internet
Unlike other inventions the internet has no single inventor instead it has evolved over time. The internet got its start in that United States more than 50 years ago. For years scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data. -
Cuban missile Crisis
In October 1962 an American spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union. At the time president Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union to know that he had discovered the missiles so he met in secret with the advisors and for thirteen days the world waited on the brink of nuclear war. -
Martin Luther King speech “I had a dream”
I have a dream is a speech delivered by American Martin Luther king in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. The speech was a defining moment of the American civil rights movement. -
Australian freedom rides
In February 1965, inspired by the Freedom Rides that had been taking place in the southern states of the USA during the civil rights campaign to expose racist legislation and long-standing attitudes affecting the lives of Afro-Americans, Charles Perkins co-led of a group of 30 students from Sydney University who travelled through the townships of rural New South Wales. -
Invention of television
John Loggie Baird, a Scottish scientist, successfully transmitted the first TV picture, but more than one individual contributed to the development of television, as we know it today. People started experimenting with television during the 19th century. -
Release of crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee is an Australian comedy film set in the Australian outback and in New York City. The film was made under budget of $10 million and it was the second highest grossing film in the United States in that year and went on to become the second highest grossing film worldwide at the box office. -
Fall of the berlin wall
The wall stood until November 9th 1989 when the head of the East German communist party announced that citizens could cross the border whenever they pleased. By night crowds swarmed the wall, many brought hammers and began to chip away the wall. -
United Nations conventions on the rights of the child
The convention sets out basic right of children and the government has obligations to fulfil those rights. It was a ground breaking treaty in 1989. But it has not yet been incorporated into Australian law.