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Henry Ford installs the first assembly line
His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes. -
Panama Canal opens
It connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the first time -
Einstein published his theory of general relativity
It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics -
The Decree on Land was announced by Lenin
It was one of the early decrees of the new Soviet government. It was unveiled by Lenin at the Second Congress of Soviets, immediately after the October Revolution -
WW1 ended with an armistice
It was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany -
Miguel Primo de Rivera led a military coup and became dictator
He did not create a base of support among the voters, and depended instead on elite elements. His actions discredited the king and ruined the monarchy -
Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
Penicillin’s potential use as a topical antiseptic for wounds and surface infections and as a means of isolating certain bacteria in laboratory cultures -
Von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of Germany On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler , leader or führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party) -
Spanish civil war starts
Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, in alliance with anarchists, of the communist and syndicalist variety, fought against a revolt by the Nationalists led by Francisco Franco -
The end of Spanish Civil War
Madrid has surrendered. The rebels, who in November 1936 had fought to enter and failed, walked in yesterday as troops of the generally recognised Spanish Government, and not a shot was fired at them -
The invasion of Poland
It marked the start of World War II. It was led by the Nazis, a small contingent of Slovaks, and the Soviet Union.
