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Krishna (dates unknown) is central character in Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism
-1500
Religion, Global
Zoroaster establishes monotheistic faith similar to Judaism, Christianity & Islam
-1200
Religion, Global
World population about 100 million
-600
Geography, Global
Peter the Hermit begins People's Crusade leading 100,000 to recapture Jerusalem
1096
Religion, Global
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa drowns in river on route to the Holy Land
1190
Religion, Global
Crusaders vent frustration by burning Constantinople
1204
Religion, Global
The Travels of Marco Polo written & later translated into many languages
1298
Discovery, Global
Black Death in Europe and Asia
1347
Disaster, Global
Bartolome de Casas writes about unjust treatment of Native Americans
1552
War, Global
Francis Drake returns after capturing Spanish loot and circumnavigating the globe
1580
War, Global
World population reaches 770 million
1750
Geography, Global
British parliament begins peace negotiations with the American Congress
1783
Peace, Global
Immanuel Kant publishes the second edition of "Critique of Pure Reason"
1787
Philosophy, Global
Immanuel Kant publishes "Critique of Practical Reason"
1788
Philosophy, Global
Russia annexes Crimea from Ottomans under the Treaty of Jassy
1792
Peace, Global
World population reaches 1 billion
1800
Geography, Global
U.K. and U.S. agree to U.S. boundaries in Anglo-American Convention of 1818
1818
Geography, Global
Antarctica discovered
1820
Discovery, Global
Adams-Onis Treaty
1821
Geography, Global
Formation of Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati--becomes multinational corporation
1837
Trade, Global
The Great Western, the first transatlantic steamship, leaves Bristol for New York
1838
Transportation, Global
British take control of New Zealand after Maori sign Treaty of Waitangi
1840
Peace, Global
Siemens is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1847
Trade, Global
BNP Paribas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1848
Trade, Global
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
Great Eastern crosses Atlantic--first passengers & later lays first lasting cable
1860
Transportation, Global
Bayer is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1863
Trade, Global
Geneva Convention protects wounded soldiers and medical personnel in war
1864
Human Rights, Global
Formation of International Telecommunication Union
1865
Telecom, Global
BASF is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1865
Trade, Global
HSBC is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1865
Trade, Global
Baha'u'llah reveals Suriy-i-Muluk {Tablets to the Kings)
1867
Religion, Global
Alexander II receives tablet from Baha'u'llah
1868
Religion, Global
Exile of Akka issues epistle to Napoleon III with prophecy of his downfall
1870
Religion, 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
Formation of International Meteorological Organization
1873
Geography, Global
Transatlantic cable connects Brazil and Europe
1874
Telecom, Global
Formation of Universal Postal Union
1874
Telecom, Global
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
Chinese Restriction Act of 1882 follows California Gold Rush
1882
Human Rights, Global
Coca-Cola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1886
Trade, Global
Sears is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1886
Trade, Global
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
Antonin Dvorak composes "New World Symphony"
1893
Music, 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
Fashoda Incident--colonial rivalry between France and England in Sudan
1898
Government, 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
Robert Peary is first to the North Pole
1909
Discovery, Global
English murderer is caught in Canada thanks to trans-Atlantic wireless message
1910
Telecom, 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
Amundsen is first to reach South Pole
1911
Discovery, Global
1,517 passengers die as Titanic hits iceberg and sinks on maiden voyage
1912
Disaster, Global
Passenger liner Lusitania sunk by German submarine--a factor drawing U.S. into war
1915
War, Global
In March, France and Britain sign secret Sykes-Picot agreement
1916
Peace, Global
BMW is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1916
Trade, Global
Boeing is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1916
Trade, Global
Germany's ill-judged attempt to lure Mexico into war backfires
1917
War, Global
Woodrow Wilson proposes 14 Points to end war
1918
Peace, Global
Panasonic Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1918
Trade, Global
1918 Spanish flu pandemic
1918
Health, Global
Cummins is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1919
Trade, Global
Threatened by Allies, Germany is forced to accept Treaty of Versailles
1919
Peace, Global
Alcock and Brown are first to fly across Atlantic Ocean nonstop
1919
Transportation, Global
On November 11, allied countries begin observing silent tribute (Armistice Day)
1919
Peace, Global
League of Nations forms in Paris
1920
Peace, Global
Early radio broadcasting
1920
Telecom, Global
BBC World Service launches as international news service
1922
Telecom, Global
Disney is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1923
Trade, Global
Delta Air Lines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1924
Trade, Global
Caterpillar Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1925
Trade, Global
World population reaches 2 billion
1925
Geography, Global
Marriott is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1927
Trade, Global
Motorola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1928
Trade, Global
Disney Studio produces Mickey Mouse in first synchronized sound cartoon
1928
Arts, Global
Bridgestone is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1931
Trade, Global
United Airlines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1931
Trade, Global
Rockefeller Foundation funds All-India School of Hygiene and Public Health
1932
Health, 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
Ford Foundation launches as private foundation to advance human welfare
1936
Peace, Global
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Olympics hosted by Hitler Germany
1936
Culture, Global
Hindenburg explodes into flames to end the manufacturing of zeppelins (airships)
1937
Transportation, 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
Wendell Willkie publishes "One World"
1943
Peace, Global
Bretton Woods Agreement establishes monetary rules for independent states
1944
Trade, Global
Kia Motors is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1944
Trade, Global
Bic is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1945
Trade, Global
Mattel is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1945
Trade, Global
On October 24, the United Nations is born to prevent a third world war
1945
Peace, Global
United Nations General Assembly meets for the first time
1946
Peace, Global
Kennan's "long telegram" becomes the basis for US foreign policy with the USSR
1946
War, 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
Universal Declaration of Human Rights is proclaimed by United Nations
1948
Human Rights, Global
Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
1949
Peace, Global
Adidas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1949
Trade, Global
USSR explodes first atomic weapon
1949
War, Global
Watson and Crick discover structure of DNA
1953
Invention, Global
UN General Assembly gives permanent status to UNICEF
1953
Peace, Global
First birth control pill
1954
Health, Global
McDonald's is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1955
Trade, Global
In February, Macmillan challenges South African Parliament to change policy
1960
Human Rights, Global
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBs) begin to be developed
1960
Invention, Global
World population reaches 3 billion
1960
Geography, Global
Peace Corp established by executive order of President John F. Kennedy
1961
Peace, Global
Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations leader, dies after plane explodes in Zambia
1961
Peace, Global
President Kennedy deals with Cuban Missile Crisis
1962
War, Global
Telstar I enables the first television transmitted by orbiting satellite
1962
Telecom, Global
The movie "Lawrence of Arabia" released
1962
Movies, Global
Wal-Mart is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1962
Trade, Global
The Universal House of Justice is elected for the first time
1963
Government, Global
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
Movies, Global
Pope Paul VI embraces the Patriarch, Athenagoras I, in Jerusalem
1964
Religion, Global
Nike, Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1964
Trade, Global
White-minority Rhodesia's declaration of independence provokes British sanctions
1965
Government, Global
The movie "Doctor Zhivago" released
1965
Movies, Global
The movie "Hawaii" released
1966
Movies, Global
Apollo 8 mission takes first photograph of Earth from distant space
1968
Transportation, Global
Intel Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1968
Trade, Global
Samsung Electronics is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1969
Trade, Global
Concorde, a shared project of France & Britain, is the first supersonic airliner
1969
Transportation, Global
Apollo 13 aborts mission to land on moon after oxygen tank explodes
1970
Transportation, 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
John Lennon and Yoko Ono release the song "Imagine"
1971
Music, Global
Nixon meets Mao in China to ease Cold War tensions
1972
Peace, Global
UN Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) meets in Stockholm
1972
Earth, Global
The movie "Slaughterhouse Five" released
1972
Movies, Global
Atari is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1972
Trade, Global
United States & North Vietnam cease fire--North forces allowed to stay in South
1973
War, Global
Arabs strike during Yom Kippur--with U.S. help, Israel victory within 3 weeks
1973
War, 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
Worldwatch Institute founded by Lester Brown
1974
Earth, Global
Microsoft is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1975
Trade, Global
Helsinki Accords codify human rights to improve Communist/West relations
1975
Peace, Global
World population reaches 4 billion
1975
Geography, 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
Amnesty International wins Nobel Peace Prize
1977
Peace, Global
Smallpox eradicated through vaccination
1977
Health, Global
First episode of George Lucas's "Star Wars" opens in movie theaters
1977
Movies, Global
Cruise missiles are deployed for first time
1980
Invention, Global
CNN launches global news service
1980
Telecom, Global
AIDS identified
1981
Health, Global
IBM releases first personal computer with 8088 CPU, floppy disc & 64 KB of RAM
1981
Invention, Global
Argentina's military junta invades Falkland Islands & Britain sends naval force
1982
War, Global
The movie "Gandhi" released
1982
Movies, Global
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory"
1982
Music, Global
The movie "WarGames" released
1983
Movies, Global
The movie "The Killing Fields" released
1984
Movies, Global
The movie "Amadeus" released
1984
Movies, Global
Lenovo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1984
Trade, Global
The movie "Out of Africa" released
1985
Movies, Global
The movie "The Last Emperor" released
1987
Movies, Global
The movie "Good Morning, Vietnam" released
1987
Movies, Global
World population reaches 5 billion
1987
Geography, Global
Ozone hole banned by successful international agreement
1987
Earth, Global
"Born on the Fourth of July" released
1989
Movies, Global
"Dances with Wolves" released
1990
Movies, Global
Gorbachev agrees to Conventional Forces Treaty effectively ending the Cold War
1990
Peace, Global
Hubble space telescope launched as project of Europe and United States
1990
Science, Global
Iraqis ousted from Kuwait by coalition forces in Operation Desert Storm
1991
War, Global
Coalition forces aid Kurds who had fled north to mountains in middle of winter
1991
Peace, Global
ING Group is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1991
Trade, Global
United Nations "Earth Summit" meets in Rio
1992
Earth, Global
"Heaven and Earth" released
1993
Movies, Global
"Schindler's List" released
1993
Movies, Global
"Stalingrad" released
1993
Movies, Global
Oslo Agreement--prospects for peace between PLO and Israel
1993
Peace, Global
"Immortal Beloved" released
1994
Movies, Global
World Trade Organization replaces GATT to regulate international trade
1994
Trade, Global
UN convenes meeting in Beijing to promote women's rights
1995
Human Rights, Global
"Apollo 13" released
1995
Movies, Global
"Braveheart" released
1995
Movies, Global
Lockheed Martin is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1995
Trade, Global
Al-Jazeera launches as international news service
1996
Telecom, Global
"Evita" released
1996
Movies, Global
"Seven Years in Tibet" released
1997
Movies, Global
Mother Teresa dies at the age of 89
1997
Religion, Global
First component of International Space Station in orbit
1998
Invention, Global
Citigroup is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1998
Trade, Global
Google is formed and becomes multinational corporation
1998
Trade, Global
Doctors Without Borders wins Nobel Peace Prize
1999
Health, Global
China launches Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) with 45 African countries
2000
Trade, Global
Millennium Development Goals adopted by member states of United Nations
2000
Government, Global
"Gladiator" released
2000
Movies, Global
World population reaches 6 billion
2000
Geography, Global
Having begun in 1990, the Human Genome Project draft is completed
2000
Science, Global
Glaxo Smith Kline is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2000
Trade, Global
Monsanto Company is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2000
Trade, Global
Gates Foundation launches as the largest foundation in the world
2000
Health, Global
Bankrupt Enron--company now represents accounting fraud & dark side of capitalism
2001
Trade, Global
Terrorists (Islamic fundamentalists) destroy Twin Towers
2001
War, Global
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" released
2003
Movies, Global
Wikimedia is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2003
Trade, Global
Facebook is formed and becomes multinational corporation
2004
Trade, Global
"Alexander" released
2004
Movies, Global
"Troy" released
2004
Movies, Global
Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, wins Nobel Peace Prize
2004
Earth, Global
"Kingdom of Heaven" released
2005
Movies, Global
"Karol: A Man Who Became Pope" released
2005
Movies, Global
"Rome" released by BBC, HBO and Rai Fiction
2005
Movies, Global
"The Tudors" released by Showtime
2007
Movies, Global
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
WikiLeaks publishes secret documents about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan
2010
Telecom, Global
World population reaches 7 billion
2011
Geography, Global
Defrosting permafrost threatens to increase greenhouse gases
2011
Disaster, Global
Encyclopaedia Britannica announces 2010 was the last edition in print
2012
Telecom, Global
European Union places an embargo against Iran for effort to enrich uranium
2012
Trade, Global
The Universal House of Justice convenes 114 youth conferences around the world
2013
Religion, Global
"Viking" (season 1) released
2013
Movies, Global
21 year analysis shows ice loss in Antarctica equals Mt Everest size every 2 years
2014
Disaster, Global
In 2100 Earth is heading for 3.7-4.8°C rise compared to pre-industrial temperature
2014
Disaster, Global
World's nations in 2015 agreed to cut CO2 to keep global warming below 2°C
2015
Disaster, Global
Sustainable Development Goals set by United Nations General Assembly
2015
Government, Global
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) is held in Paris
2015
Earth, Global
International Atomic Energy Agency announces Iran compliant
2016
Earth, Global
World Health Organization announces outbreak of Zika virus
2016
Health, Global
US and China, responsible for 40% of C emissions, ratify Paris global climate plan
2016
Earth, Global
"Snowden" released
2016
Movies, Global
"War & Peace" released
2016
Movies, Global
Melting Antartica could contribute 3 feet of sea-level rise by 2100
2016
Disaster, Global
Deadly heat events by 2100 expose 3/4 of population 20 days per year
2017
Disaster, Global
President Donald Trump announces U.S. withdrawal form Paris Agreement
2017
Earth, Global
Atmospheric CO2 levels grow from 280 ppm to 400 ppm since Industrial Revolution
2017
Earth, Global
"War Machine" released
2017
Movies, Global
CDC announces $11 million spent to prevent antibiotic-resistant germs
2019
Health, Global
Akademik Lononosov in Russia's Far East is first Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
2019
Invention, Global
Development of Ebola vaccine stops threat of Ebola spreading
2019
Science, Global
Pharmaceutical companies develop COVID-19 vaccine to stop pandemic
2020
Science, Global
WHO reports more than 5 million deaths since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Disaster, Global
Pfizer announces antiviral drug is 88% effective reducing hospitalization/death
2021
Science, Global
Apple releases iPhone 13
2021
Invention, Global
Level I trauma centers in the US reduce mortality by 25% vs. non-trauma center
2021
Health, Global