Ten important events in the 20th century

By jaink1
  • Starting of first world war

    Starting of first world war
    The first world war started on 28th of July 1914. The countries that started the war were Germany and Austria. Other countries later joined the war.
  • First communist country

    First communist country
    On October 1917 Russia was the first communist country in the whole world. They became communist after Tsar Nicholas II lost his power during the February revolution.
  • When the first electronic television came out

    When the first electronic television came out
    This is a really important part in history because before 1927 there was no television. After the television came out it has been useful in some ways but also bad in other ways.
  • Beginning of the second world war

    Beginning of the second world  war
    The second world war started on 1st of September 1939. Germany and Japan were one of the strongest countries in the war.
  • Occupation of Hong Kong

    Occupation of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong was with the British in the 1940's. The British surrendered and gave Hong Kong to the Japanese on 25th December 1941.
  • Indian Independence

    Indian Independence
    On 15th August 1947 India gained independence from the British. The British ruled in India for 200 years.
  • Death of Albert Einstein

    Death of Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein one of the greatest scientists who has ever lived died on 18th April 1955. He was a theoretical physicist who has discovers many things.
  • First man to walk on the moon

    First man to walk on the moon
    Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He did this on July 20th 1969. He walked on the moon for more then 3 hours.
  • First commercial mobile phone

    First commercial mobile phone
    The DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercial available phone. This phone weighed 2 kg! The iPhone 10 only weighs 174 grams.
  • India winning their first ever cricket world cup

    India winning their first ever cricket world cup
    In 1983 India won their first ever cricket world cup. That was the 3rd cricket world cup. The captain of India was Kapil Dev.