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landing in Australia 1788
on January 26, Captain Arthur Phillip lead a fleet of 11 ships of convicts and explorers to a new colony in New South Wales in the new found country of Australia. -
Cotton Gin development
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney revolutionized the production and trade of cotton around the world. It allowed for less manpower to produce more cotton, helping cotton to become one of the largest industries in America. -
Simon Bolivar
Bolivar launched an invasion into Venezuela and was later named the president. He worked for a united South America. -
Italian unification
Italian Unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. -
Communist manifersto
The Communist Manifesto laid out the League's purposes and program. It presented an analytical approach to the class struggle and the problems of capitalism. -
Bessemer process developed
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. This process decreased the cost of steel manufacturing and increased the scale on which it was produced. -
Sepoy Rebellion
A revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. -
Origin of the species published
Darwin’s publication challenged the word of the Church and many peoples’ faith. It gave more credibility to science and the evolution theory. -
Wars of independence in Latin America
The Latin American Wars of Independence were the various revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America. These revolutions followed the American and French Revolutions, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French colonies in the Americas -
Henry Ford and the assembly line
The assembly line completely transformed the act of manufacturing. Developed for the Model T, Ford patented the act of mass production. It allowed more products to be created for less.