Meanwhile…

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

begin 1944

The Cultural Revolution

1966-1976

Restoration of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba

17 december 2014

World War II undermines the colonial empires

1939-1945

Nicaraguan Revolution

1979

Merger into Daimler-Benz AG

1926-06-28

Just-In-Time Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains

around 1975

Rise of Global Fast Fashion

1990s to present

Vacuum Tube Era and the Search for Alternatives

1945

The Hubble Space Telescope opens a window beyond the atmosphere

1990

The Higgs Boson Discovery

July 2012

Mass production of penicillin during the Second World War

1944

Fibonacci heap revolutionises computer science

1984

China opens first high-speed line for mass transit

2008-08-01

1932 Los Angeles Olympics

juli-augustus 1932

Punk Fashion and DIY Anti-Style

mid-to-late 1970s

Beijing hosts the Olympic Games

8 augustus 2008

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Emigration to the United States

1933

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw

worldwide eradication of smallpox

1980

Earthquake in Haiti

12 januari 2010