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49 events ranked·scores 10–69·weighted graph 50 · 15 · importance 15 · recency 20
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The three most consequential

0169

The September 11 Attacks 2001

The iPhone Launch (2007) — happened during

0251

The Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989

The September 11 Attacks (2001) — ended

0334

Apollo 11 1969

Wright Brothers' First Flight (1903) — evolved from

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  1. 04
    30

    The iPhone Launch 2007

    Apollo 11 (1969) — anticipatedWorld Wide Web Released to Public (1991) — enabled· Tech launches · Launches
  2. 05
    27

    Franco-Prussian War 1870

    Suez Canal Opens (1869) — happened duringUnification of Italy (1861) — enabled· Wars
  3. 06
    27

    Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

    Korean War Armistice Agreement (1953) — evolved fromSputnik 1 Launch (1957) — enabled· Wars
  4. 07
    27

    The Brexit Referendum 2016

    The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) — enabled· Elections
  5. 08
    27

    Hitler's Rise to Power 1933

    Franco-Prussian War (1870) — caused byReichstag Fire (1933) — happened during· Elections
  6. 09
    26

    American Civil War 1861

    Indian Rebellion (1857) — happened duringEmancipation Proclamation (1863) — happened during· Wars
  7. 10
    25

    Printing of the Gutenberg Bible 1455

    → newton-principia-published (enabled)→ american-declaration-independence (enabled)· Tech launches
  8. 11
    25

    French Revolution Begins (Storming of the Bastille) 1789

    July Revolution in France (1830) — echoedFranco-Prussian War (1870) — echoed· Revolutions
  9. 12
    24

    World Wide Web Released to Public 1991

    Telephone Patent Granted to Alexander Graham Bell (1876) — enabled→ iphone-launch (enabled)· Tech launches
  10. 13
    22

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union 1991

    World Wide Web Released to Public (1991) — happened duringKorean War Armistice Agreement (1953) — anticipated· Revolutions
  11. 14
    22

    American Declaration of Independence 1776

    Printing of the Gutenberg Bible (1455) — enabled→ september-11-attacks (evolved into)· Revolutions
  12. 15
    22

    Treaty of Versailles 1919

    July Revolution in France (1830) — responded toFranco-Prussian War (1870) — anticipated· Wars
  13. 16
    21

    Sputnik 1 Launch 1957

    → cuban-missile-crisis (enabled)→ apollo-11 (caused)· Tech launches · Launches
  14. 17
    20

    V-E Day (German surrender) 1945

    Reichstag Fire (1933) — anticipatedKorean War Armistice Agreement (1953) — happened during· Wars
  15. 18
    19

    Watergate Scandal & Nixon Resignation 1974

    Camp David Accords (1978) — responded to→ september-11-attacks (anticipated)· Elections · Protests
  16. 19
    19

    COVID-19 Pandemic Declaration 2020

    2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami (2004) — echoedBarack Obama's Election as U.S. President (2008) — happened during· Disasters
  17. 20
    18

    Russian Revolution 1917

    Revolutions across Europe (1848) — anticipated→ berlin-wall-fall (evolved into)· Revolutions · Wars
  18. 21
    18

    Newton's Principia Published 1687

    Printing of the Gutenberg Bible (1455) — enabled· Tech launches
  19. 22
    17

    Gulf War 1991

    → september-11-attacks (caused)· Wars
  20. 23
    16

    Korean War Armistice Agreement 1953

    → dissolution-soviet-union (anticipated)→ cuban-missile-crisis (evolved into)· Wars
  21. 24
    15

    Telephone Patent Granted to Alexander Graham Bell 1876

    → world-wide-web-public-release (enabled)· Tech launches
  22. 25
    15

    Unification of Italy 1861

    → franco-prussian-war (enabled)· Revolutions
  23. 26
    15

    First Transcontinental Railroad Completed 1869

    → american-civil-war-begins (enabled)· Tech launches · Launches
  24. 27
    14

    Columbus Reaches the Americas 1492

    First Olympic Games of the modern era (1896) — echoedSan Francisco Earthquake and Fire (1906) — happened during· Launches
  25. 28
    14

    Wright Brothers' First Flight 1903

    → apollo-11 (evolved into)· Tech launches
  26. 29
    14

    Barack Obama's Election as U.S. President 2008

    → september-11-attacks (responded to)· Elections
  27. 30
    14

    Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan 2021

    · Wars · Revolutions
  28. 31
    14

    Partition of India 1947

    Indian Rebellion (1857) — anticipated· Revolutions
  29. 32
    14

    San Francisco Earthquake and Fire 1906

    Brooklyn Bridge Opens (1883) — anticipated· Disasters
  30. 33
    13

    Camp David Accords 1978

    → watergate-nixon-resignation-1974 (responded to)· Wars
  31. 34
    13

    Assassination of John F. Kennedy 1963

    Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) — happened during· Wars
  32. 35
    12

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima 1945

    → september-11-attacks (anticipated)· Wars
  33. 36
    12

    July Revolution in France 1830

    → treaty-of-versailles (responded to)· Revolutions · Protests
  34. 37
    12

    Reichstag Fire 1933

    → ve-day-germany-surrender (anticipated)· Wars · Protests
  35. 38
    12

    Indian Rebellion 1857

    → partition-india-pakistan-1947 (anticipated)· Wars · Revolutions
  36. 39
    12

    Brooklyn Bridge Opens 1883

    → san-francisco-earthquake-1906 (anticipated)· Tech launches
  37. 40
    12

    Revolutions across Europe 1848

    → october-revolution-1917 (anticipated)· Revolutions · Protests
  38. 41
    12

    2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami 2004

    · Disasters
  39. 42
    11

    Rwandan Genocide 1994

    · Wars · Disasters
  40. 43
    11

    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 1968

    · Protests · Revolutions
  41. 44
    10

    Sinking of the RMS Titanic 1912

    · Disasters
  42. 45
    10

    Eruption of Krakatoa 1883

    · Disasters
  43. 46
    10

    First Olympic Games of the modern era 1896

    · Sports · Festivals
  44. 47
    10

    Emancipation Proclamation 1863

    · Wars
  45. 48
    10

    Battle of Gettysburg 1863

    · Wars
  46. 49
    10

    Suez Canal Opens 1869

    · Tech launches · Launches

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