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Theory of electromagnetism
The theory of electromagnetism was published by the British physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879). -
The Panic of 1873
The panic on Wall St, the start of the panic of 1873 and the Long depression was caused by the collapse of the Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co. -
The first telephone
The first telephone was developed by the Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), while he was living in the United States in 1876.
Later, something called a "photophone" was developed by Bell, that would send and receive phone calls using light beams. -
The Great Backerganj Cyclone
British India (Modern-day Bangladesh) was ravaged by the Great Backerganj Cyclone, killing approximately 200,000 people. -
The first radio message
The first message using radio waves is sent by Sir Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) in Oxford, England. -
Discovery of the agent of the bubonic plague
The infectious agent of the bubonic plague was discovered by the Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato, for then publish his findings in The Lancet. -
The first radio broadcast
The first radio broadcast ever in the world's history was made by the American engineer Reginald Fessenden (1866–1932).
He becamed the first person to transmit the human voice using radio waves. -
San Francisco earthquake
The US city of San Francisco was devastated by an earthquake and its fiery aftermath, causing nearly 4,000 kills and destroying 75% of the city. -
The first mobile phone call
The first ever mobile phone call was made by Dr Martin Cooper, a
Motorola employee, in New York using a prototype Dyna TAC phone. -
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is declared as not mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association. -
DynaTAC 8000x
Motorola DynaTAC was turned as the world's first commercial handheld cellphone. -
AIDS-virus
AIDS-virus is identified as HTLV-III (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). -
GSM and Second generation (2G)
GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) phone was launched and 2G digital cellular networks were replaced by the 1G analogue system.
Text messages, picture messages, and multimedia messages (MMS) were including as the new functions they offer in a cellphone 2G. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the dissolving of Soviet Union, when 11 of 12 republics signed the treaty. -
WAP and Nokia 7110
WAP is launched on the Nokia 7110, making it the first phone capable of browsing the web. -
Columbine High School massacre
13 people are killed and 24 others were injured by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado. -
Third generation (3G)
2000s: Faster networks, Internet access, music downloads, and many more advanced features based on digital technology were launched in the third-generation (3G and 3.5G) cellphones. -
Bush v. Gore
The decision in Bush v. Gore was released by the US Supreme Court, settling the recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election in George W. Bush's favor and giving him the presidency. -
The first iPhone
The first iPhone was designed and introduced by Steve Jobs of Apple: is a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing capabilities, among other feature. -
2007 inter-Korean summit
The Military Demarcation Line was crossed walk by President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, heading to North Korea for to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. -
Nowadays
Nowadays, this invention is important for the humanity because this device it allows to connect immediately and between remote points, through the connection of the telephone service or wireless Internet, making it an important tool for emergency situations. Cellphones can offer many tools that we use every day to communicate among us like apps, telephone, emails, social networks, etc. Also can be used for entertainment like watch movies, take photos, listen to music, surf the internet and more!
