Brunel's ss Great Britain

1882

Australia defeats England at cricket on home soil for the first time - 'The Ashes' tournament is born.

Heinz begins patenting ketchup bottles.

Conversion to a sailing ship. Carries coal to San Francisco, taking 183 days.

1883

The Brooklyn Bridge, the 'eighth wonder of the world' is opened.

Krakatoa, a volcano in Indonesia, erupts and kills 36,000 people.

The ss Great Britain sails back to Liverpool, carrying wheat. The trip takes 154 days.

1884

Dr. John Kellogg patents 'flaked cereal'

Charles Parsons patents a steam turbine and uses it to genarate electricity.

The ss Great Britain makes a round trip to San Francisco.

1885

Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is published.

Arrives back in Liverpool in July

1886

Coca-Cola goes on sale for the first time.

Slavery is abolished in Cuba.

On her last trip to San Francisco the ship is damaged and turns back to the Falkland Islands.

 

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