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Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or millennia.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world since 2000. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and changes in territory such as the annexation, cession, concession, occupation, or secession of land.
Canadian Global Almanac (1992–2005), a book of facts about Canada and the world; Deventer Almanak; Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac (not the Yearbook, which is an annual update to the multi-volume encyclopedia; the almanac is a standalone publication) Enkhuizer Almanak (founded in 1595, and the oldest known copy of it dates back to 1596)
The imagery of the 9/11 Attacks remains indelible, even as Wednesday marks 23 years since a cloudless morning in New York became a nightmare that shook this country to the core and altered the ...
Amid this siege, around 200 people died. November 16: The 2002-2004 SARS outbreak begins in Guangdong, China. Switzerland joins the United Nations as the 190th member. Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world. 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff ends.
Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and. For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their ...
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...