Meanwhile…

Signing of the Tripartite Pact

1940-09-27

German unconditional surrender and Victory Day

1945-05-09

Founding of the People's Republic of China

1 oktober 1949

World War II undermines the colonial empires

1939-1945

Battle of Berlin

1945-05-02

Partition of India Along Religious Lines

1947-08-15

Lend-Lease Act provides support to the Allies

1941-03-11

Population and industrial growth in Cuijk

1950s

Discovery of streptomycin

1943

Vacuum Tube Era and the Search for Alternatives

1945

An Idea Drawn in the Sand

1948

The Vespa makes Europe mobile

1946-04-23

The Bullseye Patent Filed

1952-10-07

Salsa, tango and jive emerge from the Americas

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

Victory Parade on Red Square

1945-06-24

1948 London Olympics - the 'Austerity Games'

1948-07-29

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Death of President Roosevelt

1945-04-12

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw