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3000 BCE
Egypt unites
Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. -
2400 BCE
Temple platforms are built in Peru
An Incan ceremonial temple on Huayna Picchu near Machu Picchu, in Peru. It is said that the caves were used to hold mummies. -
2050 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt begins
The period in the history of ancient Egypt stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Fourteenth Dynasty. -
2000 BCE
Development of Chinese writing Greeks colonize the Mediterranean
Ancient Greek colonization began at an early date, during a time called the Geometric period. -
2000 BCE
Development of Chinese writing
One of the world's greatest writing systems. Chinese script was fundamental to writing systems in the East. -
1503 BCE
Reign of queen Hatshepsut begins
Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. -
1350 BCE
Akhenaton and Nefertiti begin their rule
Akhenaten meant the "living spirit of Aten" and Queen Nefertiti is often referred to as "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World." -
750 BCE
Greeks colonize the Mediterranean
Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history. -
566 BCE
Buddha is born
Buddha was also referred to as "the awakened one". -
551 BCE
Confucius
Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure known for his popular aphorisms and for his models of social interaction. -
509 BCE
Roman republic is established
This was the period of ancient roman civilization beginning. -
500 BCE
Adena mounds are built in Ohio
The Adena culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 1000 to 200 BC. -
221 BCE
China has first emperor
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China. -
206 BCE
Han dynasty begins in china
This was one of the largest of China's dynasties. -
44 BCE
Julie’s Caesar is killed
Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated by a group of senators on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC during a meeting of the Senate at the Curia of Pompey of the Theatre of Pompey in Rome where the senators stabbed Caesar 23 times. -
100
Paper invented in china
The Chinese were naturally rather secretive about their papermaking skills, just as they were with silk production but secrets rarely remain so for ever. The outside world, or at least the world west of China, acquired the knowledge of paper manufacturing in the 8th century CE. -
500
Height of Mayan civilization
The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script. -
570
Muhammad is born
Muḥammad was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of the world religion of Islam. -
600
Islam spreads to North Africa
Following the conquest of North Africa by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century CE, Islam spread throughout West Africa via merchants, traders, scholars, and missionaries, that is largely through peaceful means whereby African rulers either tolerated the religion or converted to it themselves. -
960
Song Dynasty began in china
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. -
1215
English manga carta is signed
Magna Carta, English Great Charter, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence. -
1438
Incan empire founded
The Inca Empire, called Tawantinsuyu by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts"[a]) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[4] The administrative, political and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. -
1492
Columbus reaches the Caribbean
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, who sponsored his attempt to find a western ocean route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia. -
Declaration of independence signed
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, later to become known as Independence Hall. The 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress represented the 13 colonies, 12 of which voted to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
President Lincoln is killed
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater. He was the first U.S. president to be assassinated, -
WW2 begins
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Berlin Wall falls
on December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolved. -
Soviet Union breaks apart
One of the largest causes was the economic trouble within the country. After the Cold war ended, the USSR president, Mikhail Gorbachev, hoped the money spent on weapons would strengthen the economy. "Perestroika" (restructuring) and "glasnost" (openness) were Mikhail Gorbachev's terms for the renovation of the Soviet Union and society of the Communist Party from 1985 until 1991. -
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, was elected the ANC’s national chairperson.