Time Period from 1870-1920

1870-1920

Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1920

Franco-Prussian War

Jul 19, 1870

Rise of the Impressionist Movement

Jan 1, 1874

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-impressionism

First Telephone Invented

Mar 7, 1876

The Reader by Mary Cassatt

Jan 1, 1877

Already mixed paint is first sold

Jan 1, 1878

http://www.oldgarage.com/gallery/v/bodyshop/paintcans.jpg.html

The Eiffel Tower Revealed

Jan 1, 1889

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

First Nobel Prizes

Jan 1, 1901

A French Music Hall by Everett Shinn

Jan 1, 1906

Summer Day by Frank Weston Benson

Jan 1, 1911

Sinking of the Titanic

Apr 14, 1912

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic

Mona Lisa Recovered After Theft

Jan 1, 1913

Start of WWI

Jan 1, 1914

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I