Meanwhile…

1936 Berlin Olympics

1936-08-01

Letter to President Roosevelt

1939-08-02

The Long March of the communists

1934-1935

Outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War

1937-07-07

Operation Barbarossa: German invasion of the Soviet Union

1941-06-22

Lend-Lease Act provides support to the Allies

1941-03-11

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

founding of the Bourbaki group

circa 1935

Discovery of streptomycin

1943

Air Freight Takes Flight

around 1930

Moscow opens its palace-like metro

1935-05-15

The first jet flight: the beginning of the jet age

1939-08-27

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

Emigration to the United States

1933

The Anthropocene and climate change

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