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  World History Compass Home Page
Provides scholars studying the contemporary political history of Iran with primary source material consisting of personal accounts of individuals who either played major roles in important political events and decisions from the 1920s to the 1970s or witnessed these events from close range.
History, culture, and literature of Arkansas and surrounding regions.
History and archaeology of the Spanish fort and town of Santa Elena on Port Royal Sound in South Carolina.
www.worldhistorycompass.com   (2385 words)

  
  Timeline for Australian Jewish History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Australian Aborigines League attempts to present a resolution ‘condemning the persecution of Jews and Christians in Germany’ to the German Consul-General.
However the full story about the attitude of Australian public figures to the Jews in the British mandate territory of Palestine pre-1948, and to Israel in its early years is rather complex; this is detailed by Chanan Reich in Australia and Israel: An Ambiguous Relationship, published by MUP 2002.
Official Australian War Artist Alan Moore was present at the liberation by British troops of the Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp on 15 April 1945.
www.ajhs.info /jha/timeline.htm   (2084 words)

  
 Timeline of Australian history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1887: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating Britain in the first Ashes series.
1948 - Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H.V. Evatt is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly.
1998 - The Australian Stock Exchange is demutualised and floated as a public company, becoming the world’s first stock exchange to be listed on an exchange.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_Australian_history   (3144 words)

  
 Timeline: 1900 - Present
Australian Capital Territory granted one Member of the House of Representatives with limited voting rights.
Australian Aboriginals were given the right to enrol and vote at federal elections provided they were entitled to enrol for State elections (NSW, SA, VIC, TAS) or had served in the Defence Forces.
The Australian Electoral Office was established as a statutory authority.
www.aec.gov.au /_content/when/history/history1900.htm   (1014 words)

  
 Australian science timeline 2.24
This timeline began as a starting point for people looking for terms and names to use in Web searches relating to the history of Australian science and technology, and only later acquired links to relevant pages for some of these.
The first Australian sugar refinery is established in Sydney to refine raw sugar from the Philippines.
The first Australian university is founded in Sydney, with two of the first three chairs being in the sciences.
members.ozemail.com.au /~macinnis/scifun/timeline.htm   (4646 words)

  
 Australian History
Select a decade from the table and compare significant events in Australia's history with what was happening in the rest of the world at the time.
This timeline spans the period from 1835 - 1989 and records some major dates in Australian electoral history during this period.
This timeline of the 1800s includes significant events in South Australia's history up to the time of federation, with an emphasis on events affecting the lives of early settlers.
www.teachers.ash.org.au /jmresources/history/australian.html   (1069 words)

  
 Australian Cultural Timelines
Testament to the value of the uprising as a symbol of Australia's cultural identity, Australian servicemen adopted the name 'Diggers' (miners) to identify fellow Australians at war.
To appease the masses, the actions of the troopers came under greater scrutiny and in a subsequent investigation, nearly every officer involved in the Kelly case was dismissed or reduced in rank.
Although Ned remains a controversial figure in Australian history, "the only other figures of Kelly's stature are the cricketer Don Bradman, and the racehorse, Phar Lap.
www.convictcreations.com /history/timeline.htm   (1710 words)

  
 Vietnam War Period 1962-1968   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Morgan Gallop Poll in Australia indicates: 56% of Australians are in favor of involvement in Vietnam, 28% in favor of withdrawal, 10% were undecided.
Australian casualties are 2 killed and 37 wounded.
Australian casualties are 8 killed and 29 wounded.
users.mildura.net.au /users/marshall/chrono1/chrono2.htm   (5061 words)

  
 AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, INFORMATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAS PAST, ABORIGINAL HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA, THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN ...
Janszoon sailed into the Australian waters charting 300 km of the coast on the journey.
The Australian state of Tasmania was named after this famous explorer.
Hawke convened first national economic summit - The Fraser Government is defeated in the election and the Australian Labour Party under Bob Hawke forms a government.
www.australianexplorer.com /australian_history.htm   (845 words)

  
 Optical Munitions Exhibition - Australian History Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Australian servicemen and women saw action in North Africa and the Middle East.
Australian defence forces were engaged in action around the Mediterranean (primarily in North Africa, Greece, Syria and Crete).
Howard Walter Florey became the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize (for his work on penicillin).
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/exhib/omp/bgrnd/timeline.htm   (685 words)

  
 Category:Timelines
Timeline of trends in music from the United States
Timeline of trends in music from the United States (1930-1970)
Timeline of trends in music from the United States to 1930
www.askfactmaster.com /Category:Timelines   (67 words)

  
 australia australian history
Although mystery and debate shroud many aspects of Australian prehistory, it is generally accepted that the first humans travelled across the sea from Indonesia about 70,000 years ago." And the story continues.
__ Australia has a brief history and this is a brief overview of it.
there is a lot of information including stories, history, roll of honor, medals and awards, memorials, exhibitions and much more.
www.archaeolink.com /australia_australian_history.htm   (761 words)

  
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His papacy was marked by his efforts to end communism and to build bridges with people of other faiths, as well as his strict adherence to conservative church doctrine.
His funeral was said to be the biggest in history.
One of the biggest mysteries in American history was solved on May 31 when the family of former assistant FBI director W. Mark Felt announced that Felt was "Deep Throat," the secret source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal.
www.history.com /wt.do   (2994 words)

  
 Radical Tradition Main Index - an Australasian History page of working class struggle and anarchism
This history brings alive the spirit of radical democracy and mateship in the trade union movement in the first decades of the twentieth century.
In Rebel Worker and Accountability John Englart examines the 20 year history of Rebel Worker, initially the paper of the Australian IWW, then of the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation, and presently of the Anarcho-Syndicalist Network.
History, as a subject in school, is increasingly being neglected and relegated as unimportant.
www.takver.com /history   (3346 words)

  
 Peter Suber, Open-Access Timeline (formerly: FOS Timeline)
The Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive (ASEDA) was launched on gopher by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
The Australian Group of Eight, the country's eight leading research universities, released a Statement on open access to scholarly information.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Rules for 2008 ask grantees (in Rule 1.4.5.3) to deposit their ARC-funded work in an OA repository or explain why not.
www.earlham.edu /~peters/fos/timeline.htm   (9523 words)

  
 history timeline -- history timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: )
history timeline of canoes history timeline of canoes perchance, to the aforesaid tables, the understanding Her death even t a long time gloriously would have within, (2) stretching reckon that the...
Colorado Ski History Timeline: 1900 - 1950's 1900-1902 At the dawn of the new century, most Coloradans remain unfamiliar with the great ski jumping tournaments in Norway or the ski culture of the...
History Timeline of Significant Milestones of the Department of Psychology In-depth histories of some Department milestones are also available.
www.furnantique.com /historytimeline   (3024 words)

  
 Australian History
See Western Australia: a History from its Discovery to the Inauguration of the Commonwealth by J S Battye.
Western Australia: a History from its Discovery to the Inauguration of the Commonwealth by J S Battye.
The History of Australia and New Zealand from 1606 to 1890 by Alexander and George Sutherland.
gutenberg.net.au /aust-history.html   (623 words)

  
 Timeline: History Of EDS From Perot to IT Now | eds.com
Timeline: History Of EDS From Perot to IT Now
EDS entered the Australian, Brazilian, Canadian, French, German and New Zealand markets, increasing its global presence to 21 countries.
EDS began a selective advertising campaign for the first time in its 28-year history and began using a new corporate logo featuring the letters "EDS" inside a blue box.
www.eds.com /about/history/timeline.aspx   (5876 words)

  
 History Timelines on the Web ... The History Beat
History and Historical Information Resources - Resources for professors and students in History, including a database of historical movies.
History Wiz - Source for history, original content, including multimedia exhibits, as well as links to other sites.
Of the Ages - A history forum dedicated to those who want to learn more about history and even see their their own articles featured on the site and their manscript length writings on history published.
history.searchbeat.com   (665 words)

  
 Dreaming Online: Indigenous Australian Timeline
The Minister for Education, George Reid, stops the children from attending school stating, in general that although creed or colour should not exclude a child "cases may arise, especially amongst the Aboriginal tribes, where the admission of a child or children may be prejudicial to the whole school".
In the 1890s Western Australia gives increased law enforcement powers to its justices of the peace who can sentence Aborigines to three years gaol or 24 lashes for offences such as sheep stealing.
However, no Western Australian jury convicts a European for killing an Aboriginal, even though in one case a European had tied an Aboriginal person to his horse and dragged the man along the ground to his death.
www.dreamtime.net.au /indigenous/timeline2.cfm   (2878 words)

  
 The History of Australian Minis in a timeline
A book written by Pedr Davis called "The Mini Minor Downunder" was the beginning of this timeline, but it also includes information I have gathered over the last ten years.
Some of the brochures I've used may not be the ones used at the time of the model's introduction, but are the only examples I have.
Australian production commenced with sliding windows and rubber cone suspension - the same basic design which remained until January 1966.
www.miniman.com.au /minihist3.htm   (1454 words)

  
 South Australian History Timeline (19th Century)
A chronology of South Australian history up to the time of federation, with an emphasis on events affecting the lives of early settlers.
Australian Colonies Government Act proclaimed by British Parliament enabling Legislative Council to be partially elected.
Federation of all Australian colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January.
www.familyhistorysa.info /timeline.html   (884 words)

  
 Petrol history
Also find pics of some of the related signs, bottles and other collectibles that have been on the market recently.
February 1940 : The AUSTRALIAN federal government introduced petrol rationing as an emergency wartime measure.
In late 1999 : SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FARMERS FUEL SAFF agreed to supply fuel to the members of the S A FARMERS FEDERATION.
home.austarnet.com.au /jamieson/petrol.html   (985 words)

  
 The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War
Japanese invade the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
A Japanese submarine sinks the Australian hospital ship CENTAUR resulting in 299 dead.
Timeline of World War II in Europe
www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm   (2042 words)

  
 A Selected History of Australia
Enjoy a look at the events surrounding the 70 years of the ABC's history - and more.
This project intends to provide a continually developing chronology of Australian history (from 1900 at this stage), which we hope will become a useful resource for visitors to this site.
The changing audio/visual samples are supported by the extensive collections of ABC Archives, which underpin our program making activities.
www.abc.net.au /archives/timeline/history.htm   (112 words)

  
 The Food Timeline: history notes-meat
The members of the club were not satsified with this explanation; and to the great disgust of the chef, who felt the sumblimity of the name of Chateaubriand, the order was given that henceforth a steak from the fillet should be announced as before on other bills under the time-honoured name of filet de boeuf.
The history of chicken fried steak (aka country fried steak) is a fabulous example of cultural diversity, regional pride and just plain confusion.
The history of canning is generally traced to Nicolas Appert in 1795, who rose to Napoleon's challenge to invent a method to preserve food for military distribution.
www.foodtimeline.org /foodmeats.html   (18965 words)

  
 Project Gutenberg Australia free ebooks ebook etext etexts
A number of Australian 'classics' which are available as free etexts.
A chronology of Australian exploration with links to relevant free ebooks, together with an extensive list of Australian explorers and their biographies.
In 2006 Australians celebrated the 400th anniversary of the event.
gutenberg.net.au   (920 words)

  
 Timelines
A Chronology of Aboriginal and Islander History NATSIEW
Timeline of the Nation Centenary of Federation Pandora archive
Timeline Forging the Nation Federation: The First 20 Years Australian War Memorial
www.trinity.wa.edu.au /plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/austime.htm   (176 words)

  
 History of Australia. A timeline from the beginning.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
1914-1918: Australian troops fight in World War 1.
1948: The first all Australian car is produced-the Holden.
1965: Australian troops sent to the Vietnam War.
www.clickforaustralia.com /History.htm   (263 words)

  
 EVENTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HISTORY 1834-
South Australian Colonization Act (4 and 5 William IV.
South Australian Agricultural Society established - October (later merging to form the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA).
South Australia contributed £200 to the testimonial to Florence Nightingale for her services in the Crimea.
www.users.on.net /~rdblair/events-sa.htm   (1851 words)

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