Meanwhile…

Trail of Tears

1830-1838

The height of the British Empire

rond 1920

China rises as an Olympic superpower

2008-08-08

The Opium Wars and the decline of the Qing

1839-1842

Mexican Revolution

1910-1920

Growing attention to endangered heritage

rond 2001-2003

Robert Owen advocates for 'eight hours' labour, eight hours' recreation, eight hours' rest'

1817

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Lend-Lease Act provides support to the Allies

1941-03-11

Pisa as a modern tourist attraction

eind 20e eeuw tot heden

Galois and the birth of group theory

1832

Nobel Prize in Physics

1921

Voyager 1 leaves the solar system

2012-08-25

The invention of pilsner in Plzeň

1842-10-05

Fordist assembly-line methods applied to shoe manufacturing

1920s

Steam changes the way PC games are sold

2003-09-12

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Salsa, tango and jive emerge from the Americas

from the late 19th century (tango) to the 1970s (salsa)

EVE Online launches a ruthless capitalist universe

2003-05-06

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Emigration to the United States

1933

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw

Earthquake in Haiti

12 januari 2010