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Key events of the 20th century. The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created. These advancements have played a significant role in ...
June 30 – July 2: Adolf Hitler instigates the Night of the Long Knives, which cements his power over both the Nazi Party and Germany. July 22: John Dillinger is gunned down by the FBI outside the Biograph Theater. July 25: Engelbert Dollfuss, Chancellor of Austria, is shot dead as part of a failed Nazi coup d'état.
The 20th century began on January 1, 1901 (MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and ...
Scholarship varies on the definition of genocide employed when analysing whether events are genocidal in nature. The United Nations Genocide Convention, not always employed, defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental ...
One of the prominent traits of the 20th century was the dramatic growth of technology. Organized research and practice of science led to advancement in the fields of communication, engineering, travel, medicine, and war. The number and types of home appliances increased dramatically due to advancements in technology, electricity availability ...
Literature of the 20th century refers to world literature produced during the 20th century (1901 to 2000). The main periods in question are often grouped by scholars as Modernist literature, Postmodern literature, flowering from roughly 1900 to 1940 and 1960 to 1990 [1] respectively, roughly using World War II as a transition point.
Historical Reference Book...Chronological Dictionary of Universal History. New York: D. Appleton and Company. hdl:2027/wu.89097349187 – via Hathi Trust. Published in the 20th century. Charles E. Little (1900), "Russia", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; Henry Smith Williams, ed. (1908). "Chronological Summary of the ...
4500 BC – 3500 BC: Lost-wax casting in Israel [103] or the Indus Valley [104] 4400 BC: Fired bricks in China. [105] 4000 BC: Probable time period of the first diamond-mines in the world, in Southern India. [106] 4000 BC: Paved roads, in and around the Mesopotamian city of Ur, Iraq. [107] 4000 BC: Plumbing.