Important Years in World History

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Event	Year
Birth of Jesus Christ	4 B.C.
Death of Jesus Christ	29 A.D.
Birth of Prophet Mohammed	570
Emigration of Mohammed to Madina, Beginning of Hijri era	622
Death of Prophet Mohammed	632
Magna Carta, first document limiting the powers of King of England was signed	1215
Black Death, most devastating pandemic in Europe killed over 100 million people	1348-50
100 years war between England and France	1337-1453
Christopher Columbus discovers the New World	1492
Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route from Europe to India	1497-98
Defeat of Spanish Armada also known as Invincible Fleet by England	1588
Great Plague of London which killed about 1 million people in the city	1665-66
Great fire of London which destroyed about 70000 homes in the city	1666 (2 - 5 Sep)
7 years war involving the great powers of the time	1757-1763
Declaration of independence of United States of America	1776
Beginning of the French Revolution	1789
Battle of Waterloo in which Napolean was defeated	1815
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published	1848
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin published	1859
Slavery is abolished by the 13th Amendment in the United States of America	1865
First modern Olympic Games held at Athens	1896
Robert Peary reached the North Pole	1909
Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole	1911
Republic of China is established, Titanic sinks	1912
1st World War	1914-1918
Russian Revolution ending the Tsarist autocracy	1917
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) came into existence	1922
Beginning of the Great Depression	1929
2nd World War	1939-1945
Dropping of Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki	1945
Launch of Sputnik 1, marking the beginning of space age	1957
Landing of Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong on the surface of moon	1969
Chernobyl disaster, nuclear accident occurred in USSR	1986
World Wide Web invented, Reunification of Germany	1990
Dissolution of USSR and creation of Russia and other countries which declared independence from USSR.	1991
End of apartheid in South Africa	1994
9/11 attack on World Trade Center	2001
Tsunami in Indian Ocean	2004
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster	2011

Important Dates in U.S. History

Date	Importance
04 July 1776	Declaration of independence of the United States of America.
30 April 1789	George Washington became the first President of the United States of America.
08 January 1815	Major General Andrew Jackson led US army to victory against the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
12 April 1861	Beginning of the American Civil War with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
19 November 1863	President Abraham Lincoln delivers the famous speech now remembered as the Gettysburg Address. (The famous phrase "democracy of the people, by the people and for the people" was a part of the speech.
09 April 1865	End of American Civil War with General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, surrendering to General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
15 April 1865	President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot at the previous night while watching a play.
18 December 1865	Slavery is Abolished with the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
29 January 1886	Carl Benz applied for a patent for his vehicle powered by a gas engine, which may be regarded as the birth of the first car.
08 September 1900	The Galveston hurricane, one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, struck Texas.
17 December 1903	First flight by Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with Orville at the controls.
06 April 1917	The United States enters World War I by declaring war on Germany
04 June 1919	The United States Congress passes the 19th Amendment granting voting rights to women.
18 August 1920	Women in United States get voting rights after the 19th Amendment is ratified.
29 October 1929	Black Tuesday, the stock market crashes, signaling the start of the Great Depression.
07 December 1941	The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prompts the US entry into World War II.
06 and 09 August 1945	The US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.
17 May 1954	The Supreme Court's Brown v Board of Education decision rules against racial segregation in schools.
31 January 1958	Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space.
28 August 1963	Martin Luther King Jr delivers his iconic I Have a Dream speech during the March on Washington.
22 November 1963	President John F. Kennedy shot dead while riding in a Presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
20 July 1969	Apollo 11 successfully lands astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the Moon.
09 August 1974	President Richard Nixon resigns due to the Watergate scandal; Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president
17 January 1991	Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation launched by US and allied forces.
11 September 2001	Terrorists carry out attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to the War on Terror
15 September 2008	Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, triggering the global financial crisis
23 March 2010	The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is signed into law

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1. In which year did the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster take place?

2. Which year marked the dissolution of USSR and formation of Russia and other countries?

3. In which year did the Great Depression, which affected most of the countries begin?

4. In which year did Apollo-11 first land on moon marking the most important year in world space history?

5. Which year witnessed a terrorist attack on World Trade Center in New York?

6. In which year did tsunami strike in Indian Ocean destroying life and property in several countries?

7. In which year did the Russian Revolution begin?

8. In which year the United States of America declare its Independence?

9. Which year saw the beginning of World War I?

10. In which year were East Germany and West Germany reunited?

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1. On which date did the American Civil War begin?

2. Which date is known as the Black Tuesday?

3. Which date in 1963 is associated with Martin Luther King Jr's address "I have a Dream"?

4. The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on which date in 1945?

5. On which date Japan carry out attacks on Pearl Harbour?

6. In which year did George Washington become the first President of United States of America?

7. First flight by Wright Brothers was carried out in which year?

8. 31 January 1958 is associated with which of the following?

9. The death of President Lincoln happened on which date?

10. On which date did Apollo 11 land on the moon?

Important Years in World History

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Quiz on Important Years in World History

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Select the right answer

1. In which year did the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster take place?

2. Which year marked the dissolution of USSR and formation of Russia and other countries?

3. In which year did the Great Depression, which affected most of the countries begin?

4. In which year did Apollo-11 first land on moon marking the most important year in world space history?

5. Which year witnessed a terrorist attack on World Trade Center in New York?

6. In which year did tsunami strike in Indian Ocean destroying life and property in several countries?

7. In which year did the Russian Revolution begin?

8. In which year the United States of America declare its Independence?

9. Which year saw the beginning of World War I?

10. In which year were East Germany and West Germany reunited?

Quiz on Important Dates in USA History

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Select the right answer

1. On which date did the American Civil War begin?

2. Which date is known as the Black Tuesday?

3. Which date in 1963 is associated with Martin Luther King Jr's address "I have a Dream"?

4. The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on which date in 1945?

5. On which date Japan carry out attacks on Pearl Harbour?

6. In which year did George Washington become the first President of United States of America?

7. First flight by Wright Brothers was carried out in which year?

8. 31 January 1958 is associated with which of the following?

9. The death of President Lincoln happened on which date?

10. On which date did Apollo 11 land on the moon?

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Important Years in World History

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Important Dates in U.S. History

Quiz on Important Years in World History

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Select the right answer

1. In which year did the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster take place?

2. Which year marked the dissolution of USSR and formation of Russia and other countries?

3. In which year did the Great Depression, which affected most of the countries begin?

4. In which year did Apollo-11 first land on moon marking the most important year in world space history?

5. Which year witnessed a terrorist attack on World Trade Center in New York?

6. In which year did tsunami strike in Indian Ocean destroying life and property in several countries?

7. In which year did the Russian Revolution begin?

8. In which year the United States of America declare its Independence?

9. Which year saw the beginning of World War I?

10. In which year were East Germany and West Germany reunited?

Quiz on Important Dates in USA History

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Select the right answer

1. On which date did the American Civil War begin?

2. Which date is known as the Black Tuesday?

3. Which date in 1963 is associated with Martin Luther King Jr's address "I have a Dream"?

4. The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on which date in 1945?

5. On which date Japan carry out attacks on Pearl Harbour?

6. In which year did George Washington become the first President of United States of America?

7. First flight by Wright Brothers was carried out in which year?

8. 31 January 1958 is associated with which of the following?

9. The death of President Lincoln happened on which date?

10. On which date did Apollo 11 land on the moon?

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