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Naucratis, a Greek trading post, established in Egypt
-610
Trade, Egypt
Silkworms smuggled out of China by two monks for Emperor Justinian
552
Trade, Turkey
Muslims trade with merchants in central and east African states
1097
Trade, Sub-Saharan Africa
Mongols use captured fleets of Song Dynasty to send expeditions overseas
1174
Trade, China
Hanseatic League holds its first diet at Lubeck
1356
Trade, Europe
Admiral Zheng He displays Chinese sea power with fleet of 62 ships
1405
Trade, China
Portuguese forcibly open trade in East Africa
1497
Trade, Sub-Saharan Africa
First Portuguese contact with Macau
1516
Trade, China
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V grants approval for slave trade
1518
Trade, Europe
East India Company founded
1600
Trade, England (<1707)
Dutch United East India Company (VOC) establishes monopoly over spice trade
1602
Trade, Netherlands
African slaves sold in Jamestown
1619
Trade, United States
Dutch found the town of Goree in West Africa for slave trading
1621
Trade, Senegal
Dutch West India Company seizes Bahia
1624
Trade, Americas
Asante kingdom founded on African Gold Coast
1680
Trade, Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bank of England founded
1694
Trade, England (<1707)
Wedgwood builds successful earthenware mass-production industry
1779
Trade, United Kingdom
Lord Macartney's trade mission from Great Britain arrives in China
1793
Trade, China
Progressive income tax introduced in Britain to pay for Napoleonic wars
1799
Trade, United Kingdom
"The Panic of 1819" hits the U.S. as the first boom-and-bust of capitalism
1819
Trade, United States
Andrew Jackson begins "Bank War"
1829
Trade, United States
Formation of Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati--becomes multinational corporation
1837
Trade, Global
Guano boom in the 1840s rescues Peru from misfortune after independence in 1821
1840
Trade, Peru
Cotton constitutes 59 percent of U.S. exports
1840
Trade, United States
Siemens is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1847
Trade, Global
BNP Paribas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1848
Trade, Global
At mid-century, slaves in western Cuba make 1/3 of all sugar sold on world market
1850
Trade, Cuba
Commodore Perry arrives in Tokyo Bay to open trade with United States
1853
Trade, Global
Credit Suisse is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1856
Trade, Global
Bayer is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1863
Trade, Global
BASF is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1865
Trade, Global
HSBC is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1865
Trade, Global
Deutsche Bank is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1870
Trade, Global
Kimberly-Clark is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1872
Trade, Global
Panic of 1873 triggers economic depression in Europe and North America
1873
Trade, Global
John D. Rockefeller produces 11 million barrels of crude oil in a year
1874
Trade, United States
German Social Democratic Party is unified
1875
Trade, Europe
Toshiba is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1875
Trade, Global
The first refrigerator ship takes Argentine beef to Europe
1876
Trade, Global
Chevron is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1879
Trade, Global
Coca-Cola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1886
Trade, Global
Sears is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1886
Trade, Global
Riots in Haymarket Square after strike against McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.
1886
Trade, United States
Hearst Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1887
Trade, Global
Michelin is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1889
Trade, Global
Nintendo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1889
Trade, Global
General Electric is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1892
Trade, Global
Roche is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1896
Trade, Global
Goodyear is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1898
Trade, Global
PepsiCo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1898
Trade, Global
3M is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1902
Trade, Global
Ford Motor Company is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1903
Trade, Global
Honeywell is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1906
Trade, Global
General Motors is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1908
Trade, Global
Black & Decker is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1910
Trade, Global
Hitachi is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1910
Trade, Global
IBM is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1911
Trade, Global
Mobil is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1911
Trade, Global
Whirlpool Corp. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1911
Trade, Global
BMW is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1916
Trade, Global
Boeing is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1916
Trade, Global
Panasonic Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1918
Trade, Global
Cummins is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1919
Trade, Global
Disney is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1923
Trade, Global
The German mark becomes worthless because of hyperinflation
1923
Trade, Germany
Delta Air Lines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1924
Trade, Global
Caterpillar Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1925
Trade, Global
In May 3-12, first & last British general strike--2.5 million workers stop working
1926
Trade, United Kingdom
Marriott is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1927
Trade, Global
Motorola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1928
Trade, Global
Wall Street stock market crash and beginning of Great Depression
1929
Trade, United States
Bridgestone is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1931
Trade, Global
United Airlines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1931
Trade, Global
Nissan is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1933
Trade, Global
Fujitsu is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1935
Trade, Global
Ricoh is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1936
Trade, Global
Canon Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1937
Trade, Global
Toyota is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1937
Trade, Global
Volkswagen is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1937
Trade, Global
Hewlett-Packard is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1939
Trade, Global
IKEA is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1943
Trade, Global
Kia Motors is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1944
Trade, Global
Bretton Woods Agreement establishes monetary rules for independent states
1944
Trade, Global
Bic is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1945
Trade, Global
Mattel is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1945
Trade, Global
Honda is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1946
Trade, Global
SAS is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1946
Trade, Global
Sony is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1946
Trade, Global
Adidas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1949
Trade, Global
McDonald's is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1955
Trade, Global
Treaty of Rome creates European Economic Community--first step to free trade
1957
Trade, Europe
OPEC formed
1960
Trade, Middle East
Wal-Mart is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1962
Trade, Global
Nike, Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1964
Trade, Global
Intel Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1968
Trade, Global
Samsung Electronics is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1969
Trade, Global
Airbus Group is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1970
Trade, Global
Fedex Express is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1971
Trade, Global
Starbucks is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1971
Trade, Global
Atari is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1972
Trade, Global
OPEC precipitates energy crisis making West pay for supporting Israel
1973
Trade, Global
British Airways is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1974
Trade, Global
Microsoft is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1975
Trade, Global
Apple is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1976
Trade, Global
Costco is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1976
Trade, Global
Oracle Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1977
Trade, Global
China creates Four Special Economic Zones along southeast coast
1980
Trade, China
Lenovo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1984
Trade, Global
New York Stock Market crash
1987
Trade, United States
ING Group is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1991
Trade, Global
Maastricht Treaty establishes European Union
1993
Trade, Europe
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established
1994
Trade, Americas
World Trade Organization replaces GATT to regulate international trade
1994
Trade, Global
Lockheed Martin is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1995
Trade, Global
Citigroup is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1998
Trade, Global
Google is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1998
Trade, Global
1999 Seattle WTO protests
1999
Trade, United States
China launches Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) with 45 African countries
2000
Trade, Global
Glaxo Smith Kline is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2000
Trade, Global
Monsanto Company is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2000
Trade, Global
China joins World Trade Organization
2001
Trade, China
Bankrupt Enron--company now represents accounting fraud & dark side of capitalism
2001
Trade, Global
Wikimedia is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2003
Trade, Global
Facebook is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2004
Trade, Global
China becomes world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan
2007
Trade, China
Credit crisis--Lehman Brothers bankrupt & beginning of global economic recession
2008
Trade, Global
Uber is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2009
Trade, Global
Instagram is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2010
Trade, Global
Euro debt crisis--Greece & Italy are forced to adopt austerity measures
2011
Trade, Europe
European Union places an embargo against Iran for effort to enrich uranium
2012
Trade, Global
Eurozone agree to 2nd 130-billion Euros to bailout Greece
2012
Trade, Europe
Detroit files for bankruptcy
2013
Trade, United States
European Union agrees to 10 billion Euro bailout for Cyprus
2013
Trade, Europe
Iran agrees to limit nuclear development to get relief from sanctions
2013
Trade, Iran
Xi Jinping announces the Belt and Road Initiative
2013
Trade, China
United Kingdom votes to leave European Union
2016
Trade, Europe