Melanie

By MelanieP44

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall.

    The fall of the Berlin Wall.
    The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961 that was built to cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.The Berlin Wall fell because the will of the people, the spirit of freedom, didn’t give up.

  • India ends economic Isolationism

    India ends economic Isolationism
    India experienced a foreign exchange crisis that triggered a change in the direction of economic policy in the country. The crisis was a delayed reaction to shifts in capital flows from the Middle East to India.

  • First website created.

    First website created.
    Berners-Lee published the world's first website from a lab in the Swiss Alps.The bare-bones website was created to explain the World Wide Web to newcomers.

  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union.

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
    The Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom. The United States rejoiced ending the Cold War which had hovered over these two superpowers since the end of World War II.

  • First SMS text sent

    First SMS text sent
    Neil Papworth - a 22-year-old test engineer for Sema Group in the UK[used a personal computer to send the text message "Happy Easter" to the phone of Richard Jarvis.

  • Netscape goes public.

    Netscape goes public.
    The day Netscape went public opened up the World Wide Web so that almost anyone could navigate the Internet without problems. This user-friendly browser made accessing the plethora of information on the Internet open to everyone.

  • Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer.

    Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer.
    Although walmart is not the only largest retailer in the world it is one of them.

  • Y2K

    Y2K
    The scare was that all of our computer systems around the world would cease to function.

  • 9/11

    9/11
    A series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas.

  • China joins the WTO.

    China joins the WTO.
    This is when China joined the World Trade Organization.

  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Operation Iraqi Freedom
    This was to let Iraqi people have lead responsibility for the security of their country.

  • Facebook created.

    Facebook created.
    Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students. It is now used world wide and anyone around the world can connect to one another.

  • Youtube created.

    Youtube created.
    YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.

  • Twitter created.

    Twitter created.
    Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting.

  • The Arab Spring

    The Arab Spring
    A revolutionary wave of demonstrations, protests, and wars occurring in the Arab world

  • Completion of an around the world Fibre Optic Cable.

    Completion of an around the world Fibre Optic Cable.
    A 28,000-kilometer-long submarine communications cable containing optical fiber that connects the United Kingdom, Japan, and many places in between.