Impactful events in human history by Maria Fernanda Costa Oliveira

FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL - 1989

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 14:25:44 UTC

The fall of the Berlin Wall was a consequence of the crisis faced by the socialist bloc in the 1980s.

EMERGENCE OF UNITED NATIONS - 1945

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:24:21 UTC

With the intention of preventing another conflict like the Second World War, the United Nations Organization was created in 1945. Today, more than 193 countries are part of the UN

MAN'S ARRIVAL ON THE MOON - 1969

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:27:57 UTC

In 1969, space engineer Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon aboard the Apollo 11 mission. Considered the most emblematic event of the 20th century, the moon landing marked the end of the space race.

QUEEN ELISABETH'S DEATH - 2022

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:34:04 UTC

Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, died on September 8 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland of natural causes.

END OF APARTHEID - 1991

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:37:30 UTC

After almost 50 years of racial segregation, the election of Nelson Mandela marks the end of the regime that divided Africa. One of the most important political leaders in history, Mandela was a great symbol of black resistance.

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI BOMBS - 1945

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:42:26 UTC

The Second World War saw the birth of nuclear weapons and, at the end of the conflict, the United States bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs that claimed more than 200,000 victims

ATTACK ON THE TWIN TOWERS - 2001

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:45:50 UTC

Four airplanes in US airspace were hijacked by Islamic extremists and crashed into buildings that symbolize American power (the Twin Towers).

Dilma Rousseff's impeachment - 2016

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:51:08 UTC

By 61 votes to 20, the Senate definitively removed Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers' Party (PT), as President of the Republic on August 31, 2016.

COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC - 2019

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 18:58:21 UTC

On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was characterized by the WHO as a pandemic. The designation recognizes that there are currently outbreaks of COVID-19 in several countries and regions of the world.

ELECTION OF BARAK OBAMA - 2008

mariafernanda108 — 2024-04-16 22:07:26 UTC

The election of Barak Obama in the US in 2008 marked the arrival of the first black man at the head of the world's largest power. The president also brought recovery from the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression