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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
1961 – Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured). 2017 – Kim Jong-nam , the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century; For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century
The book takes readers on a day-by-day journey from January 1 to December 31, uncovering at least one interesting and appropriate historical event for each day of the year. This Day in History For ...
October 23: At the end of an 11-year demining process, the Falkland Islands are declared free of land mines, 38 years after the end of the Falklands War. October 29: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirms the death of least 140 migrants who drowned off the coast of Senegal on a vessel bound for the Spanish Canary Islands.
Historical anniversaries; Historical sites; Inventors killed by their own inventions; Missing treasure; Defunct buildings ; Roman sites. Spain; UK; World records in chess; Time periods: On this day (January 29) Months; This Year (2025) By year; By decade, century, or millennium; Timelines of events. By chronology: Big Bang; Ancient Mesopotamia ...
1944. In world history, this year ranks among the worst. The Holocaust was at its height, and much of the world was engulfed in war. In a period spanning mid-May to early July of this year alone ...
Image credits: Historical Images The keeping of written history records appears relatively late, only 5,000 years ago in Egypt and ancient Sumer. Before that, knowledge about the past would be ...