world history timeline by Jamieson Fowler _ Student - SouthGarnerHS

neolithic age {10,000} {BCE}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:14:39 UTC

The Neolithic Age, also known as the New Stone Age, marked a significant transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities. This period saw the development of farming, domestication of animals, and the establishment of permanent settlements, leading to advances in tools, pottery, and social structures.

Haitian Revolution age {1791-1804}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:23:58 UTC

The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) was a successful slave revolt that led to the establishment of Haiti as the first independent Black republic and the second independent nation in the Americas. It was a significant event in the history of slavery and colonialism.

French Revolution age {1789 to 1799}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:25:32 UTC

The French Revolution was a pivotal period in French history, starting in 1789 and ending in 1799. It led to the overthrow of the monarchy, the rise of radical political groups, and the establishment of the Republic. Key events include the Storming of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the Reign of Terror.

Russian Revolution age {1917}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:27:18 UTC

The Russian Revolution was a series of events in 1917 that led to the collapse of the Tsarist autocracy and the rise of the Soviet state. It unfolded in two key phases: the February Revolution and the October Revolution.

Chinese Revolution age {1927-1949}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:29:13 UTC

The Chinese Revolution refers to a series of events that led to the end of imperial rule and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Cuban Revolution age {1953 -1959}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:31:14 UTC

The Cuban Revolution was a transformative period in Cuba's history that took place from the early 1950s to 1959. It led to the overthrow of the Batista government and the establishment of a socialist state under Fidel Castro.

American Revolution age {1775 to 1783}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:33:42 UTC

The American Revolution was a pivotal conflict that led to the thirteen American colonies gaining independence from British rule.

The Agricultural Revolution age {10,000 B.C.}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:36:13 UTC

The Agricultural Revolution refers to significant changes in farming practices that transformed human society.

The Green Revolution age a[1940s and the 1960}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 16:38:23 UTC

The Green Revolution refers to a period of significant agricultural transformation from the 1940s to the 1960s, aimed at increasing food production to combat hunger, especially in developing countries.

gunpowder was invetnted in the 9th century during the tang dynasty in china

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:27:59 UTC

is a mixture of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), sulfur, and charcoal. Together, these materials will burn rapidly and explode as a propellant. Chinese monks discovered the technology in the 9th century CE, during their quest for a life-extending elixir.

The Industrial Revolution age {1760 to 1840}

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:29:52 UTC

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

Steam engine invented in 1712

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:31:30 UTC

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be transformed by a connecting rod and crank into rotational force for work.

Internal combustion engine invented in 1864,

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:33:01 UTC

internal-combustion engine, any of a group of devices in which the reactants of combustion (oxidizer and fuel) and the products of combustion serve as the working fluids of the engine. Such an engine gains its energy from heat released during the combustion of the nonreacted working fluids, the oxidizer-fuel mixture

Plastic is invented in 1907

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:34:19 UTC

In 1907 Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, meaning it contained no molecules found in nature. Baekeland had been searching for a synthetic substitute for shellac, a natural electrical insulator, to meet the needs of the rapidly electrifying United States

Digital Revolution begins in 1980

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:36:29 UTC

with the Internet and after with mobile devices, social networking, big data, and computing clouds, revolutionized work practices in healthcare.

Columbus “discovers” the Americas

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:37:37 UTC

Christopher Columbus did not “discover” the Americas, nor was he even the first European to visit the “New World.” (Viking explorer Leif Erikson had sailed to Greenland and Newfoundland in the 11th century.) However, his journey kicked off centuries of exploration and exploitation on the American continents

Invention of the printing press in 1440

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:38:56 UTC

had established the basics of his printing press including the use of a mobile, reusable set of type, and within ten years he had constructed a working prototype of the press. In 1454 Gutenberg put his press to commercial use, producing thousands of indulgences for the Church.

Invention of the Machine gun (The Maxim Gun in 1884

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:40:51 UTC

Hiram Maxim built the first effective machine gun, which revolutionized warfare. Born in 1840 in Sangersville, Maine, Maxim was apprenticed at 14 to a carriage maker. While learning that trade, he exhibited a knack for invention, designing a mousetrap that automatically reset and rid local mills of rodents.

The Syrian Civil War begins (1980s Islamist Uprising)

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:41:59 UTC

On 2 February 1982, the Brotherhood led a major insurrection in Hama, rapidly taking control of the city; the military responded by bombing Hama (whose population was about 250,000) throughout the rest of the month, killing between 2,000 and 25,000 people.

Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon in july 20 1969

jnfowler — 2024-10-22 20:43:36 UTC

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed their moon module on a broad dark lunar lava flow, called the Sea of Tranquility. And six hours later, Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on the surface of a world beyond Earth

facebook lunches was made in february 4,2004

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 15:56:57 UTC

Facebook is a website which allows users, who sign-up for free profiles, to connect with friends, work colleagues or people they don't know, online. It allows users to share pictures, music, videos, and articles, as well as their own thoughts and opinions with however many people they like.

Cambridge Analytica (SCL USA) was incorporated in January 2013 with its registered office in Westferry Circus, London and just one staff member, its director and CEO Alexander James Ashburner Nix (also appointed in January 2015).

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:01:29 UTC

Cambridge Analytica was established as a subsidiary of the private intelligence company SCL Group that was active in military and political arenas.

the battle of the somme began in july 1,1916

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:04:11 UTC

a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front.

in 9 august 1945 An atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:07:19 UTC

By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140,000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74,000 in Nagasaki. In the years that followed, many of the survivors would face leukemia, cancer, or other terrible side effects from the radiation.

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:08:24 UTC

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.

a religious movement that began in the sixteenth century

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:09:16 UTC

The Protestant Reformation, a religious movement that began in the sixteenth century, brought an end to the ecclesiastical unity of medieval Christianity in western Europe and profoundly reshaped the course of modern history

The Council of Trent opened on December 13, 1545, and closed on December 4, 1563.

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the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation.

the ancient Mesopotamian people are widely believed to have invented the wheel around 4200--4000 BC

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:12:33 UTC

invented in the 4th century BC in Lower Mesopotamia(modern-day Iraq), where the Sumerian people inserted rotating axles into solid discs of wood. It was only in 2000 BC that the discs began to be hollowed out to make a lighter wheel.

Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793;

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:14:20 UTC

a device for removing the seeds from cotton fiber.

the 1903 Wright Flyer.

jnfowler — 2024-12-19 16:15:19 UTC

1903 Wright Flyer. It first flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, with Orville at the controls.