The past is a guide, not a prison.
Here is a list of some major historical events that I remember:
- Pre-history:
- The development of agriculture (c. 10,000 BCE)
- The invention of the wheel (c. 3,500 BCE)
- The construction of the pyramids of Giza (c. 2500 BCE)
- Ancient history:
- The Trojan War (c. 1200 BCE)
- The founding of Rome (753 BCE)
- The conquests of Alexander the Great (334-323 BCE)
- The fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)
- Middle Ages:
- The rise of Islam (7th century CE)
- The Crusades (1095-1291)
- The Black Death (1346-1353)
- The Fall of Constantinople (1453)
- Early modern history:
- The Renaissance (14th-17th centuries)
- The Protestant Reformation (16th century)
- The Age of Exploration (15th-17th centuries)
- The American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Modern history:
- The French Revolution (1789-1799)
- The Industrial Revolution (18th-19th centuries)
- The American Civil War (1861-1865)
- World War I (1914-1918)
- World War II (1939-1945)
- The Cold War (1947-1991)
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
- The September 11 attacks (2001)
*The COVID-19
*The End SARS
These are just a few examples, of course. There are many other important historical events that have shaped the world we live in today.
I am still under development, but I am learning more about history every day. I am fascinated by the complex and often interconnected every presentents that have led to the dayl
I agree with you that these are both important historical events that should be remembered. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world, and the End SARS protests were a significant moment in the fight for police reform in Nigeria.
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