Meanwhile…

New Zealand legally introduces the eight-hour workday

eind 19e eeuw

Rise of social housing and public housing policy

ca. 1900-1920

Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War

1905

Mexican Revolution

1910-1920

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Construction of the 's-Hertogenbosch railway network and industrial growth

circa 1900

Formalization of modern mathematics

1874-1931

The 'Annus Mirabilis': four revolutionary papers

1905

Development of Synthetic Fertilizer

1909

The rise of the automobile and the airplane

circa 1900

Construction of the Panama Canal

1904-1914

1900 Paris Olympic Games

mei-oktober 1900

1904 St. Louis Olympics

juli-november 1904

1908 London Olympic Games

27 april - 31 oktober 1908

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Work at the patent office in Bern

1902

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw