What important events moments or discoveries have shaped our world and our community?

The top 20 moments that shaped the world – in pictures

• The invention of the worldwide web in 1989-90.
• The discovery of a method of mass production of penicillin, 1943.
• The widespread availability of home computers.
• The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.

What events changed the world forever?

Events that changed the world

• Start of World War I – June 1914.
• Russian Revolution – October 1917.
• Start of World War II – September 1939.
• Pearl Harbour – and entry of the US into WWII – Dec.
• Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Aug 1945.
• Indian Independence – Aug 1947.
• Establishment of Maoist China, 1949.

What happened at the turn of the 20th century?

The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts.

What major event took place in 1912 that shook the world?

April 14–15 – Sinking of the RMS Titanic: RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the northern Atlantic Ocean and sinks with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.

What was the 1990s era best known for?

1990s The 1990s is often remembered as a decade of relative peace and prosperity: The Soviet Union fell, ending the decades-long Cold War, and the rise of the Internet ushered in a radical new era of communication, business and entertainment.

What was it like in the 90s?

Writer Douglas Coupland as the 90s drew to a close. (Credit: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) The 1990s were a darned good decade, and everybody’s now coming to realize this, but people also need to know that when the 1990s began, it felt like anything but a decade with a unique tone and texture and attitude. It felt like nothing.

What technology changed the world in the 1990s?

The web changed the world, but it was the browser that delivered those changes worldwide. Runner up: Windows 3.0. Floppy disks holding a very early version of Linux. We’re now into the 1990s and technology change is accelerating.

Is the 1990s the year the web changed our lives?

Previously, we explored the 1980s. Now we continue our time travels in the 1990s. Of all the technologies that changed our lives, perhaps the most profound of the last 50 years has been the web. But it wasn’t the ability to hyperlink documents that made the most impact.