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United States1927Tech launches
The Jazz Singer's release with synchronized sound marked the death of silent film and transformed cinema into a fully realized audio-visual medium.
The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. - summary
United States1927Tech launches
The Jazz Singer's release ushered in synchronized sound cinema, rendering silent film obsolete and fundamentally transforming the entertainment industry.
Episodes air daily Monday through Friday, with the live episode airing from 10 am ET until noon, with reruns from noon to 2 pm ET on ESPN2 and from 2 to 4 pm ET on ESPNews. - summary
United Kingdom1926Protests
The nine-day General Strike of 1926 mobilized over 1.7 million workers across Britain and marked the peak of interwar labour militancy before a decisive government victory.
General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers from a multitude of workplaces across different industries, and tend to involve entire communities. - summary
Switzerland1925Wars
The Locarno Treaties guaranteed Germany's western borders and promised collective security, temporarily stabilizing European relations and enabling Germany's League of Nations entry.
In the main treaty, the five western European nations pledged to guarantee the inviolability of the borders between Germany and France and Germany and Belgium as defined in the Treaty of Versailles. - summary
Turkey1923Revolutions
The Treaty of Lausanne formally dissolved the 600-year Ottoman Empire, redrawing Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean borders and creating the modern Turkish state.
The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1908–1922) was a period of history of the Ottoman Empire beginning with the Young Turk Revolution and ultimately ending with the empire's dissolution and the founding of the mode… - summary
Turkey1922Revolutions
The abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922 ended six centuries of dynastic rule and formally completed the empire's transformation into a secular nation-state.
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day … - summary
United Kingdom1922Sports
The iconic Centre Court at the All England Club officially opened, establishing the ceremonial heart of the world's oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament.
It is considered the world's most famous tennis court. - summary
India1919Wars
British troops fired on unarmed Indian protesters in Jallianwala Bagh, killing hundreds and turning Indian public opinion decisively toward independence.
A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin K… - summary
United Kingdom1918Elections
Britain expanded voting rights to all men over 21 and women over 30, dramatically broadening the electoral franchise after decades of campaigning.
The act extended the franchise in parliamentary elections, also known as the right to vote, to men aged over 21, whether or not they owned property, and to women aged over 30 who resided in the constituency whilst occ… - summary
Russia1917Elections
The only free democratic elections held in revolutionary Russia; Bolsheviks won only a quarter of seats but seized power anyway, ending parliamentary democracy.
Assemblies are typically considered distinct from a regular legislature, although members of the legislature may compose a significant number or all of its members. - summary
Germany1916Launches
Einstein's field equations of general relativity fundamentally redefined physics and our understanding of gravity, space, and time.
General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in May 1916 and is the accepted description … - summary
United Kingdom1913Protests
British suffragettes escalated their campaign with arson, bombings, and civil disobedience to demand women's voting rights, reshaping protest strategy.
Organised by Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to persuade the Liberal government to support votes for women, it is thought to have been the largest demonstration to be held until then in … - summary
Italy1913Elections
Italy's first election under near-universal male suffrage brought together conservative, liberal, and socialist factions in a pivotal moment before fascism's rise.
The Liberals narrowly retained an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, while the Radical Party emerged as the largest opposition bloc. - summary
United Kingdom1913Disasters
Britain's deadliest coal mining disaster killed 439 workers in Wales, catalyzing industrial safety legislation across Europe.
The explosion, which killed 439 coal miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. - summary
United States1911Disasters
The deaths of 146 garment workers galvanized labor organizing and workplace safety legislation, becoming a defining tragedy in the fight for workers' rights.
The fire was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. - summary
United Kingdom1911Festivals
George V's coronation and Delhi Durbar marked the apex of British imperial ceremonial power and reinforced the monarch's symbolic dominion over the world.
This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires. - summary
United States1908Tech launches
William Durant's consolidation of automobile manufacturers created the world's largest car company and a template for industrial conglomeration.
This suit created lingering suspicions that the defendants had in fact plotted to dismantle streetcar systems in many cities in the United States as an attempt to monopolize surface transportation. - summary
United Kingdom1906Launches
Britain's revolutionary battleship design with turbine engines and all-big-gun armament reshaped naval warfare strategy globally.
The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as "dreadnoughts", and earlier battleships became known as pre-dr… - summary
Spain1906Wars
The international conference resolved the First Moroccan Crisis by reaffirming French interests while maintaining Morocco's nominal independence.
The purpose of the conference was to find a solution to the First Moroccan Crisis of 1905 between France and Germany, which arose as Germany responded to France's effort to establish a protectorate over the independen… - summary
Iran1905Revolutions
Iran's constitutional uprising forced the Shah to establish a parliament and constitution, marking the first democratic stirrings in the Islamic world.
The revolution led to the establishment of a parliament in Iran (Persia), and has been called an "epoch-making episode in the modern history of Persia". - summary