Meanwhile…

establishment of Nunavut in Canada

1 april 1999

China rises as an Olympic superpower

2008-08-08

Restoration of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba

17 december 2014

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

24 maart – 10 juni 1999

Rise of Global Fast Fashion

1990s to present

Launch of the Belt and Road Initiative

2013

Galileo arrives at Jupiter

1995-12-07

Global monitoring network keeps watch on supervolcanoes

vanaf begin jaren 2000 tot heden

Humanity as a factor in an ice age that does not end

heden, 21e eeuw

not claimed yet

China opens first high-speed line for mass transit

2008-08-01

Electric cars conquer the mass market

2017-07-28

The rise of the modern craft beer movement

vanaf 1970

Beijing hosts the Olympic Games

8 augustus 2008

first Olympic Games in South America

2016-08-05

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Global mass coral bleaching events intensify

1998-2017

collapse and tsunami of Anak Krakatau

22 december 2018