Wars, Revolutions and Turning Points
The ages that shaped what came next: wars, revolutions, treaties and the turning points between them.
2017
2017 · Politics
Catalonia holds a disputed independence referendum
October 1, 20172014
2014 · Space
Philae Makes the First Landing on a Comet
November 12, 20142010
2010 · Politics
Mohamed Bouazizi's Protest Helps Spark Tunisia's Uprising
December 17, 2010
1999 · Politics
Australians Vote to Retain the Monarchy in the 1999 Referendum
November 6, 19991996
1996 · War & Conflict
The Japanese Ambassador's Residence Hostage Crisis Begins in Lima
December 17, 1996
1993 · War & Conflict
A Raid Becomes the Battle of Mogadishu
October 3, 19931991
1991 · Politics
The Soviet Union Is Formally Dissolved
December 26, 19911991
1991 · Politics
Mikhail Gorbachev Resigns as Soviet President
December 25, 19911991
1991 · Politics
The Belavezha Accords Challenge the Soviet Union's Existence
December 8, 19911991
1991 · Politics
Armenia votes for independence
September 21, 19911991
1991 · Politics
The Soviet Union recognizes the Baltic states’ independence
September 6, 19911991
1991 · Politics