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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German physicist of Jewish origin, later nationalized as Swiss, Austrian and American. He is considered the most important, well-known and popular scientist of the 20th century. -
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Pablo Picasso
Was a Spanish painter and sculptor, creator, along with Georges Braque, of cubism. He is considered since the beginning of the 20th century as one of the greatest painters who participated in the varied artistic movements that spread throughout the world and exerted a great influence on other great artists of his time. His works are present in museums and collections around the world. -
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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, Hispanicized Adolf Hitler, was a German politician, military man and dictator of Austrian origin.
He brought the National Socialist German Workers Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party, to power, and established a totalitarian regime during the period known as the Third Reich or Nazi Germany. He began World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939, and was a key figure. in the perpetration of the Holocaust. -
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Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish soldier and dictator, a member of the military leadership that carried out the coup d'état in 1936 against the democratic government of the Second Republic, giving rise to the Spanish civil war. -
Beginning of the World War I
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, and his wife, Archduchess Sophie, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, initiated hostilities, which began in August 1914, and continued on several fronts for the next four years. -
Beginning of the 20th century
World War I, also called the Great War, was a worldwide military conflict, although centered in Europe, which began on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918, when Germany accepted the terms of the armistice. -
The dream, by Pablo Picasso
This painting shows an evolution of cubism: the strokes are thick and firm in the protagonist, while the place maintains the classical forms. The environment is represented with straight lines, while the woman is presented with curves. He uses a palette of bright colors. -
End of the World War II
August 9, 1945 The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. September 2, 1945 Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders and World War II ends. -
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, by Andy Warhol
This is one of the most important and recognized works of the American artist, which belongs to pop-art.
The painting, which was completed in 1964, is part of a series of five portraits of Marilyn Monroe and was exhibited in the most important museums in the world, including the Reina Sofia in Madrid. -
End of the 20th century
The euro came into being on January 1, 1999, although it had been an objective of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s. After arduous negotiations, the Maastricht Treaty came into force in 1993 with the aim of creating an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 for all EU states except the United Kingdom and Denmark (although Denmark maintains a fixed exchange rate policy with the euro)