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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1912 | - 15 Apr 1912: On the night of April 14, at 11:40 p.m., The Titanic struck an iceberg; just under three hours later, at 2:20 AM, on April 15, 1912 the ship sank.
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| 2 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
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| 3 | 1915 | - 25 Apr 1915: Gallipoli campaign starts (declared ANZAC Day in 1916)
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| 4 | 1923 | - 1923: Vegemite is first produced.
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| 5 | 1924 | - 4 Jun 1924: Radio station 6WF conducts first radio broadcasts in Perth, Western Australia.
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| 6 | 1927 | - 1927—1948: Aborigines banned from entering the centre of Perth, Western Australia.
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| 7 | 1928 | - 1928—1933: The Great Depression.
- 1928: Mickey Mouse cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio.
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| 8 | 1929 | - 1929: 'Talkies' or movies with sound are seen in Perth, Western Australia for the first time.
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| 9 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—15 Aug 1945: World War II
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| 10 | 1945 | - 1945: First Computer Built
- 30 Apr 1945: Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in his Fuhrerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva (nee Braun), committed suicide with him by ingesting cyanide.
- 6 Aug 1945: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
- 9 Aug 1945: Atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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| 11 | 1948 | - 1948: Aborigines recognised as Australian citizens.
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| 12 | 1955 | - 1 Nov 1955—30 Apr 1975: Vietnam War
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1910 - 1955 (44 years)