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United States2002Tech launches
Netflix went public offering a subscription model for mail-order DVDs, unwittingly launching the platform that would disrupt and then dominate streaming.
is an American media company founded on August 29, 1997, by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, and currently based in Los Gatos, California, with production offices and stages at the Los Ang… - summary
South Korea / Japan2002Sports
Brazil's five-time championship victory in East Asia marked the World Cup's first Asian hosting and demonstrated global expansion of the tournament's reach.
En route to the final, Germany finished first in Group E, with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated Paraguay in the round of 16, the United States in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. - summary
Australia2000Sports
Sydney 2000 showcased the Southern Hemisphere hosting the Games and became emblematic of early-21st-century Olympic spectacle with unprecedented digital broadcast integration.
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 Septembe… - summary
United States1999Protests
Massive demonstrations against the World Trade Organization exposed the fault lines between globalism and labor activism, launching the modern anti-globalization movement.
The 1999 Seattle WTO protests, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of anti-globalization protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, where members of the World Trade Organiza… - summary
Japan1998Sports
The first Winter Olympics to allow professional athletes saw the U.S. women's hockey team capture gold in a transformative moment for the sport.
Nagano Winter Olympics '98, known in Japan as Hyper Olympics in Nagano , is a multi-event sports game from Konami. - summary
United Kingdom1998Awards
Posh's departure from pop's biggest girl group captured late-90s tabloid culture and foreshadowed the band's eventual dissolution.
With only a radio single, Schizophonic debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard 200 before dropping out within the next month. - summary
United States1995Tech launches
Microsoft's browser bundling with Windows triggered the browser wars and consolidated the web as mainstream consumer technology.
Starting in 1995, it was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! - summary
South Africa1994Elections
South Africa's newly elected Parliament convened, formally dismantling apartheid legislation and establishing a constitutional democracy after centuries of racial rule.
Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres, the country has a population of over 63 million people, making it the sixth-most populated country in Africa. - summary
United Kingdom1994Tech launches
The Chunnel, connecting England and France for the first time by fixed rail link, eliminated the Channel crossing barrier that had separated Britain from continental Europe for millennia.
The Channel Tunnel, sometimes referred to as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. - summary
South Africa1990Protests
After 27 years imprisoned, Mandela walked free on 11 February 1990, igniting the final collapse of apartheid and transforming him into a global symbol of justice and reconciliation.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, statesman, and revolutionary who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. - summary
Switzerland1989Tech launches
Berners-Lee's proposal for the web at CERN became the foundational architecture of modern digital communication.
Discovery World is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that does not receive any public funding. - summary
United States1989Disasters
The worst U.S. environmental catastrophe of its era galvanized modern ocean-spill liability and conservation law.
On 24 March 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company, captained by Joseph Hazelwood and First Mate James Kunkel, and bound for Long Beach, California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef, resulting … - summary
United States1983Tech launches
First commercially available mobile phone proved wireless communication was viable and sparked the cellular revolution.
Unveiled on March 6, 1983, the DynaTAC was the first commercially available handheld cellular phone. - summary
Brazil1982Tech launches
The world's largest hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River became an engineering marvel and geopolitical symbol of Brazilian-Paraguayan cooperation.
It is the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world in terms of produced energy. - summary
France1979Tech launches
Europe's Ariane rocket first flew, establishing the continent as an independent spacefaring power and creating a commercial launch industry that persists today.
France first proposed the Ariane project and it was officially agreed upon at the end of 1973 after discussions between France, Germany and the UK. - summary
Italy1979Festivals
The restoration of Venice's historic Carnival festival revived an 18th-century tradition and became a major cultural and tourism phenomenon in modern Europe.
Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. - summary
Uganda1977Protests
Militants hijacked Air France Flight 139 to Entebbe, leading to a daring Israeli commando raid that freed hostages and marked modern counter-terrorism.
The Japanese Red Army was a far-left militant organization active from 1971 to 2001. - summary
United States1976Tech launches
Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to land and operate successfully on Mars, transmitting data that transformed planetary science.
The first successful Mars landers, Viking 1 and Viking 2, then carried out experiments to look for biosignatures of microbial life on Mars. - summary
