historical moments?

Question

What are some of the most monumentous occasions in the history of the world? Like what is a major even that progressed society forward and what were some set backs along the way?

the good and bad moments.

and please read the other answers so u dont repeat one. thanks.

Answer 1

The invention of the printing press was monumental. So is the continuing development of the computer. The Magna Carta was a big deal. As is Darwin and his theory of Evolution. Penicillan saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Bad things would include "The Plague". Modern artillery weapons can be bad, depending on which side you're on. Setbacks will always follow dramatic advances. Look at our experience with Space travel.

I'm gonna have to stick with the invention of the printing press. It for the first time allowed people to share ideas and thoughts on a grand scale. Before that, most folks were content with a subsistence level of survivng, unless you were nobility or a leader in the church. This event I feel is always underestimated. But thats just my opinion.

Answer 2

The Renaissance, The Crusades, Christopher Columbus' discovery of America, Allied Invasion of Normandy, Bombing of Pearl Harbour, Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The Great Depression, Martin Luther King's historical speech "I have a Dream" from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, 9-11, Fall of Berlin Wall, French Revolution, Rise of Communism, Russian Revolution, Cuban Revolution, The returning of Hong Kong to the PRC, Kim Dae Jung's visit to North Korea.

Answer 3

1. "The devastating volcanic eruption of Thera in the Bronze Age (dated to ca. 1630-1600 BC geologically; 1550 BC archaeologically) has become the most famous single event in the Aegean Sea before the fall of Troy. The eruption would likely have caused a significant climate upset for the eastern Mediterranean region. It was one of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth during the last few thousand years."

Since the closest civilization to Thera at this time was Minoan Crete, this is often colloquially labeled the "Minoan eruption". (Wikipedia)

2. The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. This set the stage for the civil war that led to Octavian becoming the Emperor Caesar Augustus which meant the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.

3. Columbus discovers the New World in 1492. Even though he thought he had landed in India, his discovery led to the exploration of the New World.

4. Declaration of Independence - 1776. For the first time in history a colony successfully rebels against its king. The birthday of the first modern democracy - the first democracy since ancient times.

5. World War I - led to the Russian revolution, fall of empires and rearranged the world - not to mention being a cause of WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Culmination_of_European_history

6. Mahatma Ghandi - In the 1930's and '40's, he was the first to conduct peaceful, non-violent demonstrations. He was protesing British rule in India.

Answer 4

1. Fall of the Empire of Rome
2. WWI and WWII--especially the introduction of the atomic bomb and the holocaust.
3. Women (finally!) getting the right to vote in the United States.
4. Renissance--some of the most beautiful and important art in the world was created in this time.
5. The separation of the Catholic church--the creation of Lutheranism, Anglicanism, etc.


There are so many momentous events that I could sit here and list forever. If this is for school, try to figure out exactly what kind of event you are looking for.

Answer 5

1. the birth of Jesus Christ
2. the fall of the Roman empire
3. the inquisition
4. the reformation
5. the discovery of the new world
6. the french revolution.
7. battle of waterloo
8. world war 1
9. fall of the russian empire.
10. the rise of communism.
11. the rise of hitler
12. world war 2
13. cold war
14. space race between the soviets and USA
15. arms race between the soviets and USA
16. vietnam war.
17. gulf war
18. chernobyl accident
19. collapse of the berlin walll and the soviet union
20 american - iraqi war (2003)
21 9/11 attack
22. hurricane katrina
23. death of pope john paul 2
24. tsunami in the indian ocean

Answer 6

Modern history, 1788 - the british found Oz and began moving convicts and people seeking employment here, they also allowed people that had served their time to move to New Zealand thus creating a society in the southern hemisphere.

Answer 7

there are several things really.

1. fall of Berlin wall
2. tianmenian square for democracy
3. the police action in Vietnam (i still do not agree with)
4.the holocaust
5. the titanic
6. JFK and his death
7. Nixon's impeachment
8. mother Theresa's missionary and her death
9. the development of the a-bomb for Hiroshima
10. the fall of the Russian rule

Answer 8

Taj Mahal

Answer 9

9'11, made us as Americans aware that we are hated by people we don't know and to be more careful. Hurricane Katrina let us see how much we could extend ourselves if necessary. School shootings- more home-schooled kids now. Gas prices keep me at home more with the kids which is good thing.

Answer 10

the birth of christ