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The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was an armed conflict in Mexico that began on November 20, 1910, and ended on February 5, 1917. The conflict's history dates back to Mexico's situation under the dictatorship known as the Porfiriato. -
The Titanic
The Titanic became the largest passenger ship in the world. It became sadly famous because, between the night of the 14th and the early hours of April 15, 1912, it sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, in the United Kingdom, to New York, in the United States, after hitting an iceberg. -
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The First World War
The First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place primarily in Europe and the Middle East, as well as in parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. In Europe, it was characterized by trench warfare, the widespread use of artillery, machine guns, and chemical (gas) weapons, and the introduction of tanks and aircraft. -
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
On November 7, 1917, soldiers and workers of the Bolshevik Party seized key points in the Russian capital, Petrograd, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government, and established the world's first socialist state. This event marked the culmination of the so-called "October Revolution." -
Creation of Penicillium
The history of penicillin follows the observations and discoveries of evidence of the antibiotic activity of the mold Penicillium that led to the development of penicillins, which became the first widely used antibiotics. -
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Corean War
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula between North and South Korea and their respective allies. -
Use of nuclear energy
Although the origins of nuclear energy are associated with the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, nuclear fission was later extended to generate electricity through the construction of nuclear reactors. -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a security barrier that formed part of the inter-German border.