Meanwhile…

1936 Berlin Olympics

1936-08-01

Letter to President Roosevelt

1939-08-02

Rise of the Japanese Empire in East Asia

1931-1932

Italian conquest of Ethiopia

1935-1936

Cancellation of the 1940 Olympic Games

1940

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

Formalization of modern mathematics

1874-1931

founding of the Bourbaki group

circa 1935

The German Autobahn: roads for the modern car

rond 1934

The first jet flight: the beginning of the jet age

1939-08-27

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)

1932 Los Angeles Olympics

juli-augustus 1932

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Emigration to the United States

1933

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw