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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
Considered one of the largest sinkholes (dolinas) in the world; Gruta do Centenário – a cave located in Mariana, Minas Gerais, the largest and deepest quartzite cave in the world, and second in the country in terms of unevenness; Lapa Terra Ronca – a dolomitic limestone cave inside the area of the Terra Ronca State Park in Goiás.
Timeline of World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of events preceding World War II. Events preceding World War II in Asia; Events preceding World War II in Europe; Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II; Timeline of the invasion of Poland (1939) Timeline of the Second Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)
So many atrocities throughout history; Mao’s Great Chinese Famine probably took the most lives in recorded history: between 20 and 55 million [people died], with the most common estimate being ...
United States Tropical cyclone September 9 1901 9,500 1901 eastern United States heat wave: United States Heat wave June–July 1902 29,000 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: Martinique Volcanic eruption April–August 1903 3,500 1903 Manzikert earthquake: Turkey Earthquake April 29 1904 400 1904 Sichuan earthquake China August 30 1905 20,000+
World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, and 1945 was a particularly grim year as it marked the war's violent conclusion. This year witnessed the U.S. dropping two atomic bombs on Japan ...
Alcatraz Prison. San Francisco Located on an island in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was a maximum-security prison from 1934 until 1963, holding some of the country's most notorious and dangerous ...
Pages in category "Timelines of world history" ... Timeline of violent events relating to the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon (2011–2014)