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27 published events · World History & Geography Encyclopedia
- United States withdrawal from WHO takes effect2026 CE · Geneva, Switzerland (WHO headquarters) · 政治变革On 22 January 2026, the United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization took effect. WHO expressed regret and said the change would affect global health security and m…
- Paris Agreement2015 CE · 巴黎 · 地理知识international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptatio…
- 柏林墙开放通行1989 CE · 柏林 · 政治变革东德边境通行政策变化引发民众涌向关卡，柏林墙开放成为冷战结束进程的重要象征。
- Ramsar Convention1971 CE · 拉姆萨尔 · 生物知识international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
- European Convention on Human Rights1950 CE · 罗马 · 政治变革international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe
- Nuremberg trials1945 CE · 紐倫堡司法宮 · 政治变革series of military tribunals after World War II, held 1945-1946
- Yalta Conference1945 CE · 里瓦幾亞宫 · 政治变革1945 WWII Allied discussion of post-war reorganization
- Normandy landings1944 CE · 诺曼底 / 塞纳湾 / 1944年诺曼底登陆海滩 · 政治变革1944 landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy
- Battle of Stalingrad1942 CE · 伏尔加格勒 · 政治变革1942 major battle of World War II
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights1940 CE · 巴黎 · 政治变革declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
- 青霉素抗菌作用被发现1928 CE · 伦敦 · 生物知识弗莱明观察到霉菌对细菌生长的抑制作用，青霉素成为后续抗生素研究的重要起点。
- Berlin Conference1884 CE · 德國總理府 · 政治变革international conference that regulated the distribution of European colonization and trade in Africa
- King James Version1611 CE · 伦敦 · 思想文化1611 English translation of the Christian Bible
- 《天体运行论》出版1543 CE · 纽伦堡 · 科学技术哥白尼的著作出版，系统提出以太阳为中心的行星模型，推动后续天文学讨论。
- Ninety-five Theses1517 CE · 维滕贝格 · 思想文化disputation by Martin Luther on indulgences
- 古登堡圣经印制1455 CE · 美因茨 · 科学技术欧洲金属活字印刷用于大规模书籍制作，古登堡圣经成为重要早期印本。完工年份采用通常约定。
- Milano Cortina Winter Olympics held2026 CE · Milan, Italy (representative point) · 文明交流From 6 to 22 February 2026, the 25th Olympic Winter Games were held in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and surrounding Italian venues. Milan is used as the representative map point for t…
- The World Wide Web is proposed1989 CE · Switzerland · Geneva · 科学技术In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee proposed an information-management system at CERN that later developed into the World Wide Web.
- 本初子午线与全球经度1884 CE · 英国 · 格林尼治 · 地理知识1884 年国际子午线会议选定格林尼治子午线作为经度起算基准。经度描述一个地点相对于本初子午线的东西位置；它与纬度共同构成地理定位的基础。
- 《物种起源》与自然选择1859 CE · 英国 · 伦敦 · 生物知识达尔文于 1859 年出版《物种起源》，系统阐述通过自然选择解释物种变化的思路。此前，达尔文与华莱士的相关观点已于 1858 年在伦敦林奈学会共同发表。
- On the Origin of Species is published1859 CE · United Kingdom · London · 科学技术In 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species, explaining biological evolution through mechanisms including natural selection.
- The French Revolution begins1789 CE · France · Paris · 政治变革In 1789, France underwent profound political change. The Estates-General, the storming of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man opened a long and complex revolutio…
- Newton publishes the Principia1687 CE · United Kingdom · London · 科学技术In 1687, Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, setting out laws of motion and universal gravitation.
- Gutenberg develops printing1450 CE · Germany · Mainz · 科学技术Around 1450, Gutenberg developed a metal movable-type printing system in Europe. East Asia had earlier traditions of woodblock and movable-type printing.
- Magna Carta is sealed1215 CE · United Kingdom · Runnymede · 政治变革In 1215, King John of England accepted Magna Carta under pressure from barons. It began as a response to political conflict; later interpretations gave it broader significance.
- Rome becomes an empire27 BCE · Italy · Rome · 政治变革In 27 BCE, Octavian received the title Augustus. Rome retained some republican institutions while power increasingly centered on the ruler.
- Democratic reforms in Athens508 BCE · Greece · Athens · 政治变革Around 508–507 BCE, Cleisthenes reformed Athenian politics and reorganized citizen tribes. Women, enslaved people and resident foreigners were excluded from this democracy.