Meanwhile…

Treaty of Maastricht and the establishment of the European Union

7 februari 1992

indigenous uprising and fall of President Mahuad in Ecuador

januari 2000

China rises as an Olympic superpower

2008-08-08

Zapatista uprising in Chiapas

1994

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

24 maart – 10 juni 1999

Pisa as a modern tourist attraction

eind 20e eeuw tot heden

GREE and Mobage fuel the Japanese mobile gaming boom

begin 2010

The Hubble Space Telescope opens a window beyond the atmosphere

1990

Human Genome Project Completed

2003

The Higgs Boson Discovery

July 2012

Doom and the rise of the first-person shooter

1993-12-10

RFID Extends the Legacy of Automatic Identification

2003

China opens first high-speed line for mass transit

2008-08-01

Street Fighter II revolutionizes the fighting game genre

1991-02-06

Grand Theft Auto III redefines the open world

2001-10-22

Minecraft brings the power of indie games and user creativity into the mainstream

2011-11-18

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

The eruption of Pinatubo

juni 1991

SARS outbreak and strengthened pandemic preparedness in Asia

2003

Earthquake in Haiti

12 januari 2010