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The system became the highest-selling video game console in history. March 12 : Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages. March 17 : 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in Uganda .
Timelines of world history; List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment.
The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I
The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly significant technological inventions and their inventors, ... 20th century. 1900s
Timeline of antisemitism in the 20th century; Timeline of events preceding World War II; Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999) Timeline of LGBT history, 20th century; Timeline of the Troubles in Europe
20th-century timelines (4 C, 13 P) 20th century in transport (21 C, 3 P) W. 20th century in women's history (13 C, 8 P) Y. Years of the 20th century (102 C)