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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1775 | - 18 Apr 1775: American Revolutionary War
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| 2 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: United States Declaration of Independence
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| 3 | 1788 | - 26 Jun 1788: The British Crown Colony of New South Wales started with the establishment of a settlement and penal colony at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788.
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| 4 | 1794 | - 1794: The name Australia is used by George Shaw and appears to be the first documented use.
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| 5 | 1800 | - 1800: Electric light first produced by Sir Humphrey Davy
- 1800: Herschel discovers infra-red light
- 1800: Volta makes first electrical battery
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| 6 | 1801 | - 1 Jan 1801: Union Jack becomes the official British flag
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1759 - 1801 (41 years)