Meanwhile…

Treaty of Maastricht and the establishment of the European Union

7 februari 1992

indigenous uprising and fall of President Mahuad in Ecuador

januari 2000

China rises as an Olympic superpower

2008-08-08

Zapatista uprising in Chiapas

1994

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

24 maart – 10 juni 1999

Vinex neighborhoods: the dream of the single-family home

rond 1995

China joins the World Trade Organization

11 december 2001

Launch of the Belt and Road Initiative

2013

The Hubble Space Telescope opens a window beyond the atmosphere

1990

Human Genome Project Completed

2003

The Higgs Boson Discovery

July 2012

The QR Code Emerges from Japan

1994

RFID Extends the Legacy of Automatic Identification

2003

First public test rides with self-driving cars

2012-05-01

Electronic dance music and rave culture reshape collective rhythm

around 1988

Athens 2004: the Games return to their origin

2004-08-13

Beijing hosts the Olympic Games

8 augustus 2008

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

The eruption of Pinatubo

juni 1991

SARS epidemic hits China

november 2002 – juli 2003

Earthquake in Haiti

12 januari 2010