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Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin
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The research that led to the atomic bomb also led to the development of nuclear power plants
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The Green revolution leads to a boost in agricultural production in China
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A treatment plan is developed for tuberculosis
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Gregory Pincus developed a birth control pill
As a result, fertility rates declined -
Jonas Salk announces that a vaccine against polio had been proven effective
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Albert Sabin developed an oral vaccine for Polio
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Heart Disease
The first successful heart transplant was performed by South African Christiaan Barnard. Robert Jarvik led a team that made an artificial heart. -
Augusto Pinochet takes power in a US-backed coup against Socialist president Salvador Allende
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Ebola epidemic
Ebola is a deadly virus that was discovered in the Congo in 1976. The disease causes extensive bleeding to the point of death. -
The Green Belt Movement was started by Wangari Maathai to combat environmental degradation , which was a result of colonialism
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Smallpox is eradicated from the world, except for one culture
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Deng Xiaoping becomes the leader of China.
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HIV/AIDS Epidemic
HIV weakens the immune system and causes AIDS. By the Mid-1990s, Antiretroviral drugs that could stop HIV from weakening the immune system were developed. -
Tiananmen Square
A peaceful demonstration leads to soldiers killing protesters -
The spread of technologies like the cellphone put information creation in the hands of individuals around the world
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Kyoto Protocol
First major international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. -
The start of the Seattle protests marked the beginning of the anti-globalization movement
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"World leaders agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030"
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Paris Agreement
195 countries signed, but Donald Trump withdrew the US in 2017 -
Brexit
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Algeria and Argentina are certified to be malaria free