Meanwhile…

Rise of social housing and public housing policy

ca. 1900-1920

The Xinhai Revolution and the end of the empire

1911-1912

Soviet Union introduces the eight-hour workday through labour legislation

1917-1918

Mexican Revolution

1910-1920

Two world wars and the atomic age

1914-1945

Henry Ford introduces the eight-hour workday at Ford Motor Company

1914

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Development of Synthetic Fertilizer

1909

General theory of relativity published

1915

Construction of the Panama Canal

1904-1914

Motor Trucks Revolutionize Road Freight

around 1920

The All Blacks Adopt 'Ka Mate' as Pre-Match Ritual

early 20th century onward

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw