Contemporary Events

By Christian Hobbs

  • Theory of Relativity

    The theory created by Alber Einstein demonstrates the motion of bodies in the absence of gravitational forces.

  • Penicillin

    Alexander Fleming developed the first antibiotic used to treat infections caused by bacteria.

  • The computer is created

    Alan Turing creates the first machine capable of mathematical estimations.

  • The right to vote for women in Mexico

    Article 115 is modified to allow women to participate as voters and as candidates.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Opposition to the policy of racial segregation.

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    Louis Armstrong and Adrin stepped on the Moon for the first time.

  • Flexible displays

    The first flexible display capable of reproducing images was created by Xeron PARC.

  • Revolution of dignity

    Violence, hunger, and poverty are some of the reasons that generated this movement in Tunisia.

  • God particle (Higgs boson)

    The discovery of a fundamental particle.

  • No more animals in the circus

    Senator Jorge Emilio González Martínez presents a measure that promotes the protection of the environment and wildlife.