Meanwhile…

1936 Berlin Olympics

1936-08-01

Letter to President Roosevelt

1939-08-02

Hitler's decision to launch the offensive

september 1944

Outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War

1937-07-07

Cancellation of the 1940 Olympic Games

1940

battle of kursk

juli-augustus 1943

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

Moscow opens its palace-like metro

1935-05-15

The first jet flight: the beginning of the jet age

1939-08-27

Mass production of penicillin during the Second World War

1944

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

Death of President Roosevelt

1945-04-12

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw