Explore pivotal moments that shaped the course of history, a curated collection of essential events that defined our past.
Read time ca. 6 minutes In 1687, Isaac Newton published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (commonly known as Principia), a work that would forever
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Read time ca.7 minutes On 20 July 1969, the world held its breath as NASA’s Apollo 11 mission achieved an unprecedented feat —
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Read time ca. 3 minutes The invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century by Johannes Gutenberg stands as a transformative moment
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Read time ca. 4 minutes The invention of the steam engine by James Watt in the late 18th century marked a pivotal moment
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Read time ca. 5 minutes The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 marked the conclusion of World War I and initiated
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Read time ca. 4 minutes The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States in 1869 marked a historic feat of
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Read time ca. 5 minutes The Theory of Evolution, formulated by Charles Darwin in the 19th century, stands as one of the most
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Read time ca. 4 minutes On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union achieved a historic milestone by launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial
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Read time ca. 3 minutes The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, stands as a foundational document in the history of constitutional governance and
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Read time ca. 5 minutes The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which occurred on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively, marked a
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Read time ca. 5 minutes On 6 May 1937, the Hindenburg disaster unfolded in Lakehurst, New Jersey, marking one of the most catastrophic
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Read time ca. 4 minutes Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on 28 August 1963, during the March
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