What Happened When in the World
Across
- 3. Gained independence from Britain in 1947?
- 4. Sea battle in 1805, where the combined French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the British?
- 7. Luxury passenger train, connecting Paris and Istanbul since 1883?
- 8. British scientist who developed a theory of evolution?
- 10. First summited in 1953, by Sir Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay?
- 12. First explorer to reach the South Pole in 1911?
- 13. Wartime Prim Minister of Britain, during World War II?
- 15. First US astronaut to walk on the moon in 1969?
- 16. Japanese attack in 1941, leading to the US joining World War II?
- 17. State in America that were former Spanish colonies established in the 1580s-1590s?
- 18. Luxury cruise ship which sank in 1912?
Down
- 1. Explosive content, first used by the Chinese in 850CE?
- 2. Napoleon's last battle, where he was defeated by British and Prussian armies in 1815?
- 5. European uprising, from 1789-1794?
- 6. Civil Engineer who provided the solution to the Great Stink of 1858?
- 9. Explorer who discovered America in 1492?
- 11. 3rd to 14th Century trade route, travelled by Marco Polo?
- 14. Portugese explorer, who discovered India in 1497-1498 expedition?