The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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Page 455
... begins Jewish National Fund Oil drilling begins in Persia Boxing recognized as a legal sport in England First Brit . submarine launched First Amer . Bowling Club tournament held in Chicago A. Hobson : " Imperialism " lliam James : " The ...
... begins Jewish National Fund Oil drilling begins in Persia Boxing recognized as a legal sport in England First Brit . submarine launched First Amer . Bowling Club tournament held in Chicago A. Hobson : " Imperialism " lliam James : " The ...
Page 510
... begins in July ; Junta de Defensa Nacional set up in Burgos ; Franco captures Badajoz ; Franco appointed Chief of State by the insurgents in Oct .; siege of Madrid begins ; Span . government moves to Valencia Chiang Kai - shek enters ...
... begins in July ; Junta de Defensa Nacional set up in Burgos ; Franco captures Badajoz ; Franco appointed Chief of State by the insurgents in Oct .; siege of Madrid begins ; Span . government moves to Valencia Chiang Kai - shek enters ...
Page 519
... begins underwater photography " Manhattan Project " of intensive atomic research begins Whinfield and Dickson invent dacron Ferry Command aircraft crosses Atlantic from the West in 8 hours 23 minutes Walther Nernst , Ger . physicist and ...
... begins underwater photography " Manhattan Project " of intensive atomic research begins Whinfield and Dickson invent dacron Ferry Command aircraft crosses Atlantic from the West in 8 hours 23 minutes Walther Nernst , Ger . physicist and ...
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