Meanwhile…

The failed Amherst mission

1816

Founding of the International Olympic Committee

1894-06-23

boycott games of Moscow

1980-07-19

The White Lotus Rebellion

1796-1804

The Spanish-American War

1898

Nicaraguan Revolution

1979

Robert Owen advocates for 'eight hours' labour, eight hours' recreation, eight hours' rest'

1817

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

Dissolution of the VOC

1799-12-31

Rise of the American shoe factory system

1860s-1880s

Just-In-Time Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains

around 1975

Galois and the birth of group theory

1832

development of the diphtheria antitoxin

circa 1890-1894

Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter

3 december 1973

Fulton's Clermont sails up the Hudson

1807-08-17

sewage systems spread to cities worldwide

eind 19e eeuw

Invention of the World Wide Web

1989

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

First modern Olympic Games in Athens

1896-04-06

Emergence of hip-hop dance and breakdancing

around 1973

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Move to Italy and secondary school in Aarau

1895

The eruption of Tambora and the 'Year Without a Summer'

april 1815

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw