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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus and da Gama
Columbus travelled to north america, and had a huge impact on the future or the world from this discovery and da Gama circumnavigated the globe, kick starting an age of European seaborne empires. This is significant because without these travels and explorations, we would not have the knowledge that we do about out globe today. -
Slave Trade Booms
The expansion of the slave trade increased greatly during the seventeenth century. It helped the expansion of Atlantic Economy, leading to economic/industrial systems on a global level. -
Telephone Invented
Alexander Graham Bell, invented the telephone in 1876. This invention was a key component in the advancement of communications. -
First Radio Signal
By 1899 he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland (Canada). The invention lead to communication over longer distances. -
First Commercial Airline
The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line became the world's first scheduled passenger airline service
Between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla. -
The Great Depression
The great depression hits all parts of the world at the same time, devastating and destroying the economies of major world countries. This grinded trade to a halt, because people were too focused on fixing the economy. -
Network of Networks
In 1983, researchers began to create the “network of networks,” which became the modern Internet. However, the “internet” took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web -
Soviet union is dissolved
The Soviet Union gave up power over Russia, and a new government was put into place. They allowed trade and more interaction with other countries. -
China joins World Trade Organization
China joins World Trade Organization, opening them up to a new, broadened world of trade. It also gave them the control to decided how world trade is organized and handled. -
Facebook
Facebook is created, giving millions of everyday people access to world wide communication, and allowing businesses to share their products in a more social way, to everyone.
