Milestones
Black Death
1346 ~ 1353
1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
French Revolution
1789.05.05 ~ 1799.11.09
revolution in France from 1789 to 1799
Olympic Games
1896
major international multi-sport event organised by International Olympic Committee
Renaissance
≈1400 ~ ≈1650
cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century
United States Declaration of Independence
1776.07.04 ~ 1776
1776 assertion of colonial America's independence from Great Britain
Nobel Prize
1901
set of annual international awards, primarily 5 established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
American Revolution
1765.03.22 ~ 1791.12.15
revolution establishing the United States of America
Treaty of Versailles
1919.06.28 ~ 1919
most important of the peace treaties of the First World War which ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
Silk Road
126 BC
trade routes through Asia connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea
United States Bill of Rights
1789.09 ~ 1789
first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
1919.04.13 ~ 1919
British Indian Army troops fire their rifles into crowd of unarmed Indian civilians (1919)
Atlantic slave trade
≈1500 ~ ≈1800
slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries
Geneva Conventions
1864.08.22 ~ 1949.08.12
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
Louisiana Purchase
1803.04.30 ~ 1803
1803 acquisition by the U.S. of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana
Gettysburg Address
1863.11.19 ~ 1863
speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
Indian independence movement
1757 ~ 1947.08.15
Indian national movement seeking to end British rule (1857–1947)
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1865.04.15 ~ 1865
1865 murder of the 16th President of the United States
Constitution of the United States
1788.06.21 ~ 1788
supreme law of the United States of America since March 4th, 1789
Sinking of the Titanic
1912.04.14 ~ 1912
maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean on the night of 14–15 April 1912
Nobel Peace Prize
1901.12.10 ~ 1901
one of five Nobel Prizes
Emancipation Proclamation
1863.01.01 ~ 1863
Executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed Southern slaves
Tunguska event
1908.06.30 ~ 1908
powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River
First Council of Nicaea
325.05 ~ 325.07
council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325
Glorious Revolution
1688 ~ 1689
British revolution of 1688
Gunpowder Plot
1605.11.05 ~ 1605
failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland
Assassination of Julius Caesar
44.03.15 BC ~ 44 BC
stabbing attack that caused the death of Julius Caesar
October Revolution
1917.11.07 ~ 1917
second of two 1917 revolutions in Russia
Great Fire of London
1666.09.02 ~ 1666.09.06
disaster in 17th century England
Reformation
1517.10.31 ~ 1648
16th-century movement in Western Christianity
Pulitzer Prize
1917
award for achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
1883.05.20 ~ 1883.10.21
catastrophic volcanic eruption
Scramble for Africa
1881 ~ 1914
1880s–1900s Western European colonisation of Africa
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1914.06.28 ~ 1914
1914 murder of the Archduke of Austria-Este
Meiji Restoration
1868 ~ 1889.02.11
reform restoring the imperial rule in Japan in the last third of the 19th century
Beer Hall Putsch
1923.11.08 ~ 1923.11.09
attempted coup d'état in Weimar Republic
World's fair
1851
exhibition
Tulip mania
1634 ~ 1637.02.05
17th-century economic bubble in the Netherlands
Resurrection of Jesus
33
event in the Christian faith, Gospel episode represented in the cycle of the Passion of Christ Central teaching of Christianity; Luke 24:1-11
Nobel Prize in Literature
1901
one of five prizes established by Alfred Nobel
Unification of Germany
1871.01.18 ~ 1871
creation of a politically and administratively integrated nation state of German-speaking populations on 18 January 1871, in the form of the German Empire
Peace of Westphalia
1648.10.24 ~ 1648
peace treaty ending the Thirty and Eighty Years' Wars
Alaska Purchase
1867.03.30 ~ 1867
1867 sale of Alaska to the USA by Russia
Revolutions of 1848
1848.02.23 ~ 1848
series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848–49
Congress of Vienna
1814.09.18 ~ 1815.06.09
conference of ambassadors of European states (September/November 1814 to June 1815)
Nativity of Jesus
≈5.12.25 BC ~ 5 BC
birth of Jesus
Treaty of Paris
1783.09.03 ~ 1783
agreement ending the American Revolutionary War
Burning of Washington
1814.08.24 ~ 1814
British naval attack on the United States during the War of 1812
Ninety-five Theses
1517.10.31 ~ 1517
disputation by Martin Luther on indulgences
Sykes–Picot Agreement
1916.05.16 ~ 1916
secret agreement signed in 1916 between France and the United Kingdom providing for the division of the Middle East at the end of the First World War
Nobel Prize in Physics
1901
yearly physics award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
1863.02.17 ~ 1863
international humanitarian movement
February Revolution
1917.03.08 ~ 1917.03.16
first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917
English Reformation
1534
16th-century separation of the Church of England from the Pope of Rome
Triple Entente
1907
early 20th century alliance between France, Russia and the United Kingdom
Fourteen Points
1918.01.08 ~ 1918
peace treaty
Forty-seven rōnin
1703.01.30 ~ 1703
18th century samurai battle
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
1918.03.03 ~ 1918
peace treaty between the Soviet Russia and the Central Powers (3 March 1918)
Bill of Rights 1689
1689.01.01 ~ 1689
act of the English Parliament guaranteeing certain rights
French Revolution of 1848
1848.02.22 ~ 1848.12.02
one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe
Great Plague of London
1665 ~ 1666
pandemic lasting from 1665 to 1666, last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England