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20th Century
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WuChang uprising
The Chinese uprising to end the Qing dynasty began. The Wuchang uprising ended with the Qing emperor overthrown. This started the Republic of China, leading the start of the modern China -
War to end all wars
World war one was declared on Germany by England. It was meant to be "a war to end all wars". -
End of World War one
The war to end all wars ends with Germany surrendering. -
Penicillin
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. Penicillin is the first effective antibiotic, leading the discovery of many more, and adding on to our knowledge about medicine. -
Great depression
The great depression starts, with the stock market crash. This is also known as Black Tuesday. Great depression started a long period of time where many Americans were thrown into poverty. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Atomic bomb dropped on Japan, causing Japan to surrender, bringing an end to world war two. -
People's republic of china
PRC was established on this day, and Mao zedong rose to power. -
Nuclear technology for electricity
Electricity was generated for the first time by a nuclear reactor at the EBR-I experimental station near Arco, Idaho, which initially produced about 100 kW. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
America used a Ping Pong competition to start a level relation with China.The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon. -
The Handover
Hong Kong was returned to China, 156 years after the opium war and the treaty of Nanking. This cuts down the british influence in Hong Kong.
