Meanwhile…

Assassination attempt on Hitler fails not carried out, tensions within the army leadership increase

begin 1944

Founding of the People's Republic of China

1 oktober 1949

Het Nieuwe Bouwen and the reconstruction after the bombing of Rotterdam

1940-1953

Population and industrial growth in Cuijk

1950s

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Discovery of streptomycin

1943

An Idea Drawn in the Sand

1948

Mass production of penicillin during the Second World War

1944

Toyota launches the Toyopet: Japan's answer to the automobile

1947

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

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw