Meanwhile…

New Zealand legally introduces the eight-hour workday

eind 19e eeuw

The Hundred Days' Reform and its downfall

1898

Rise of social housing and public housing policy

ca. 1900-1920

The First Sino-Japanese War

1894-1895

The Spanish-American War

1898

The Russo-Japanese War

1904-1905

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Construction of the 's-Hertogenbosch railway network and industrial growth

circa 1900

Formalization of modern mathematics

1874-1931

Invention of the Diesel Engine

1897

Invention of the Radio

1901

Invention of Powered Flight

1903

Native American ceremonial dance traditions

from ancient times to today

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Salsa, tango and jive emerge from the Americas

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

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Move to Italy and secondary school in Aarau

1895

Work at the patent office in Bern

1902

The Anthropocene and climate change

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