Nineteenth Century History : 1850 – 1874
1850 Thomas Cook, one of the world’s first travel agencies is founded. Millard Fillmore becomes US President. Rabbits introduced to Australia and […]
View ArticleNineteenth Century History : 1875 – 1899
1875 Telephone invented (see 1876). Electric dental drill patented by George Green. Siegfried Marcus patents an internal combustion engine. While using paraffin […]
View ArticleTwentienth Century History : 1900 – 1924
1900 Escalator invented by Charles Seeberger. Paperclip patented by Norwegian Johann Vaaler. Loudspeaker invented by Horace Short. Charlotte Cooper becomes the first […]
View ArticleTwentieth Century History : 1925 – 1949
1925 Red double-decker buses enter service in London. In-flight movie offered by German airline. Walter P Chrysler founded vehicle company. Frisbee is […]
View ArticleTwentieth Century History : 1950 – 1974
1950 Otis invents the passenger lift. Charles Schultz launches “Peanuts“. Mr Potato Head debuts. Diners Club issues the first credit card. Korean […]
View ArticleTwentieth Century History : 1975 – 1999
1975 South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnamese Communists troops. Junko Tabei of Japan becomes first woman to reach Everest summit. Soviet Soyuz […]
View ArticleTwenty-First Century History
The third millennium actually started at about 21h00 on 31 December 2000, or even more correctly, on 31 December 1995. See the […]
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