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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
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
Recently, when searching through old newspapers, I discovered I was in “1924,” the Lancaster of 100 years ago. Many events were interesting to me, so I decided to share them with readers ...
The first known mass extinction was the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ago, ... over 100 kg (220 lb). 50,000 years ago several different human ...
U.S. Marines invaded Washington County for a public training event that brought modern — for 1924 — battle tactics to Antietam battlefield. 100 years ago, Sharpsburg was invaded again — by ...
Photos from the Last Paris Olympics—100 Years Ago. Olivia B. Waxman. ... as there were a century ago. In 1924, there were 17 sports, 126 medal events, and 3,089 athletes in 1924 (May 4-Jul. 27 ...
Griesbachian-Dienerian boundary-event 252 Late eruptions of the Siberian Traps [22] Permian: Permian–Triassic extinction event: 252 Ma Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions [23] from the Siberian Traps, [24] an impact event (the Wilkes Land Crater), [25] an Anoxic event, [26] an Ice age, [27] or other possible causes End-Capitanian ...
Sep. 18—100 Years Ago Sept. 18, 1923 'It is strange indeed that the State of Maryland, the seventh to ratify the Federal constitution in 1787, by its last Legislature, defeated a bill which had ...