Phoenicians trade with David/Solomon (1010-931 BC) & found Carthage (814 BC)
Geography
-814
Zhang Quian begins his journeys west to make alliance with Yuezhi
Geography
-138
After his father's death, Lorenzo de' Medici takes control--Golden Age of Florence
Government
1469
Death of Lorenzo "the Magnificent" and fading of Italian Renaissance
Government
1492
Vasca da Gama reaches India and breaks Venetian monopoly on spice trade
Discovery
1498
Second Jaga War begins in Zaire as a result of slave trading on the Angolan coast.
War
1590
Dutch United East India Company (VOC) establishes monopoly over spice trade
Trade
1602
The Bank of England founded
Trade
1694
Wedgwood builds successful earthenware mass-production industry
Trade
1779
Lord Macartney's trade mission from Great Britain arrives in China
Trade
1793
First steamboat in the western U.S. launches from Pittsburgh
Transportation
1811
"The Panic of 1819" hits the U.S. as the first boom-and-bust of capitalism
Trade
1819
Erie Canal is completed in northern New York
Transportation
1825
Formation of Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati--becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1837
Siemens is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1847
BNP Paribas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1848
"The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations"--1st World's Fair
Invention
1851
Credit Suisse is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1856
Bayer is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1863
BASF is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1865
HSBC is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1865
In May, transcontinental railroad is joined by golden spike in Utah
Transportation
1869
In November, Suez Canal links Red Sea & Mediterranean--dream of French diplomat
Transportation
1869
Deutsche Bank is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1870
Kimberly-Clark is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1872
Panic of 1873 triggers economic depression in Europe and North America
Trade
1873
John D. Rockefeller produces 11 million barrels of crude oil in a year
Trade
1874
Toshiba is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1875
Chevron is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1879
Coca-Cola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1886
Sears is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1886
Hearst Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1887
Michelin is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1889
Nintendo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1889
Eiffel Tower opens as the star attraction of the World Fair
Culture
1889
General Electric is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1892
Roche is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1896
Goodyear is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1898
PepsiCo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1898
3M is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1902
Ford Motor Company is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1903
Wright Brothers fly airplane for 59 seconds beginning a new age of transportation
Transportation
1903
Honeywell is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1906
General Motors is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1908
Anglo-Persian Oil Company strikes oil in Iran
Earth
1908
Black & Decker is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1910
Hitachi is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1910
IBM is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1911
Mobil is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1911
Whirlpool Corp. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1911
BMW is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1916
Boeing is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1916
Panasonic Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1918
Cummins is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1919
Disney is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1923
Delta Air Lines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1924
Caterpillar Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1925
Marriott is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1927
Motorola is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1928
Wall Street stock market crash and beginning of Great Depression
Trade
1929
Bridgestone is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1931
United Airlines is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1931
Nissan is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1933
Fujitsu is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1935
Ricoh is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1936
Canon Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1937
Toyota is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1937
Volkswagen is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1937
Hewlett-Packard is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1939
IKEA is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1943
Kia Motors is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1944
Bretton Woods Agreement establishes monetary rules for independent states
Trade
1944
Bic is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1945
Mattel is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1945
Honda is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1946
SAS is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1946
Sony is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1946
Adidas is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1949
McDonald's is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1955
Treaty of Rome creates European Economic Community--first step to free trade
Trade
1957
Wal-Mart is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1962
Organization of African Unity founded
Government
1963
Nike, Inc. is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1964
Intel Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1968
Samsung Electronics is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1969
Airbus Group is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1970
Fedex Express is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1971
Starbucks is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1971
Atari is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1972
OPEC precipitates energy crisis making West pay for supporting Israel
Trade
1973
British Airways is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1974
Microsoft is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1975
Apple is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1976
Costco is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1976
Oracle Corporation is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1977
China creates Four Special Economic Zones along southeast coast
Trade
1980
Lenovo is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1984
New York Stock Market crash
Trade
1987
ING Group is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1991
Maastricht Treaty establishes European Union
Trade
1993
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established
Trade
1994
World Trade Organization replaces GATT to regulate international trade
Trade
1994
Lockheed Martin is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1995
Citigroup is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1998
Google is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
1998
Glaxo Smith Kline is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2000
Monsanto Company is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2000
China launches Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) with 45 African countries
Trade
2000
Millennium Development Goals adopted by member states of United Nations
Government
2000
Bankrupt Enron--company now represents accounting fraud & dark side of capitalism
Trade
2001
China joins World Trade Organization
Trade
2001
Wikimedia is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2003
Facebook is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2004
China becomes world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan
Trade
2007
Credit crisis--Lehman Brothers bankrupt & beginning of global economic recession
Trade
2008
Uber is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2009
Instagram is formed and becomes multinational corporation
Trade
2010
Euro debt crisis--Greece & Italy are forced to adopt austerity measures
Trade
2011
Eurozone agree to 2nd 130-billion Euros to bailout Greece
Trade
2012
European Union agrees to 10 billion Euro bailout for Cyprus
Trade
2013
Demonstrations in Ukraine after President Yanukovych rejects agreement with EU
Government
2013
Xi Jinping announces the Belt and Road Initiative
Trade
2013
Sustainable Development Goals set by United Nations General Assembly
Government
2015
United Kingdom votes to leave European Union
Trade
2016