What are some of the most important events in the history of the world?

I'm not sure that I could even pick a half a dozen. Some off the top of my head: use of fire; invention of agriculture; invention of steel; conquest of the Americas; invention of the steam engine; invention of the transistor.

The Black Death
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Prabhupada arives in New York City 1965
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My birth

Dahh...the Big Bang?

the big bang

hey, I didn't see your answer before I wrote mine...great minds ya' know

What? We both think the Big Bang was an important event.
I won't even go there...this time.

- Thomas Crapper invents the flush toilet.
- The industrial revolution in Europe.
- The Magna Carta, Greek culture, and everything else that made democracy possible.
- Japan and Germany defeated after WWII

thank you

I don't know, there's lots.

The Big Bang.
Evolution of cells.
Evolution of multi-cellular organisms.
Use of tools.
Development of pictographs then writing.
Beginning of seafaring.
Development of gunpowder.
Development of religions.
Development of feudal system.
Development of representative government.
Invention of cannons and guns.
Industrial revolution.
Invention of aeroplane, telegrams, telephone.
WWI and WWII.
Communism.
Fascism.
Atom bomb.
Internet.

Those are really loosely grouped things and I've missed out loads of stuff! There's lots more.

Yay for Thomas Crapper!

c. 3000-1500 B.C.: The dawn of civilization.
c. 1500-500 B.C.: The spread of civilization.
c. 500 B.C.-A.D. 500: The growth of world empires.
A.D. 500-1000: Europe's "Dark Age" and the impact of Islam.
A.D. 1000-1500: The Moslems, the Turks, and the rise of the Christian West.
1500-1650: The Expansion of the West and the Endurance of the East.
1650-1850: Expansion of the European World Hegemony.
1815-1945: Triumph and tragedy of Western civilization.
1945-Present: The Cold War

You're welcome. (smiling in a smug way)

Thank you for reminding us how grateful we should be.
I shall go to the shrine and present an offering straight away.

I reckon!

whenever a new species is created!

Lots of things are inventions not really events, (I'm better at inventions) but: the wheel, making fire, language, the written word, vaccinations, the atomic bomb, the internal combustion engine, birth control, the telephone, the flush toilet, tv/radio wave, commercial airline flights, the internet... then I guess the conquering of the americas, the world wars, AIDS.... and creation was pretty important too, however the hell you choose to believe that happened.... oh, and CHEESECAKE.

The birth & death of Jesus................

June 30 1962 & September 30 1974

Creation.
The Flood.
Jesus coming to Earth.
The Crucifixion.
Jesus rising from the dead.
Explorers from Europe 'discovering' the rest of the world.
The founding and growth of America.
Abolition of slavery.
Vaccines for diseases.
The awful World Wars.
Inventions of the telegraph, telephone, television.
The Internet.
I was born

...my brain is tired, I can't think of anything else right now...
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

your death

I don't know...you tell me

I think one of the most important events in history is when we (females) got the right to vote

***OHMIGOD!!!!!***

How could I forget cheesecake???!!! (Especially the creation of veggie-cheesecake!)

Oooh, is that any good? Do they use tofu?

it was nice when they invented beer.

You just about covered everything dear.............

You reckon??
Thanx

To be quite honest, I hardly even remember answering that question! It must've been last night(??). I was on the computer until around 2 this morning, after a long, slightly stressful day!
I went to the dentist yesterday, after not going for around 6 years...
Ouch! I have to go back in a couple of weeks for 3 fillings (my first ones!). Then sometime soon I have to have 2 of my wisdom teeth out - the problem is, one of them is really deep, and I'll have to have a general anesthetic to get it out

I like beer.

*shuddering* I hate,H*A*T*E* going to the dentist!!!
& I don't envy you....When I was 19 I had to have a wisdom tooth extracted & the dentist working on me didn't give me enough to numb the area.I ended up almost all the way out of the dental chair with tears streaming down my face.Had I thought of it at the time,I probably would have kicked him in the place that counts.I was soooooo pissed I never paid that dentist for his so called services. Jerk!!!

Now whenever I go to the dentist I let the dentist know that if they cause me any pain I WILL bite down on their hand.No JOKE!!

Um, thanks for the reassurance

beer good!

I think smurf covered it pretty well!

I'm Sorry!!!!Did I scare you Smurf?? Didn't mean to,besides that was a long ,long long,time ago...The technology is so much more improved now...Cheer up dear......Aloha.

Oh yes!!! Beer was made with me in mind.

Of course, the technology has changed everything... no pain, no discomfort
*crosses fingers*
Yeah, right!
I'm just aaaa llliittllee nnnnnnneerrrrrrrrvouuuussssss........

WW1
WW2
Survey Central creation

They're usually made with either cream cheese and eggs (and baked) or with a vegetarian form of gelatine such as agar (seaweed).

You get a different texture with baked cheesecakes - less smooth - but I think they're really nice

Uhh... the births and deaths of all the major religious guys Christ, Buddha, Mohamed etc. Various major wars. Various important inventions. Stuff like that.

When is your next dental appointment??? I'll try to sing you soothingly to sleep.........on second thought you may just be better off getting the a local.

No No NO!!! You can sing me to sleep!!
That'll be better than a local anyday!! (I wish I just needed the local, not a general!!)
I'm getting a couple of fillings next week, then sometime after that I go ... under ... ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Like I said I HATE dentists & I can't think of anything worse than that,other than going to the doctor for a pap smear test.(Yuck)Speaking of which,I haven't had in 16 years.I think I hate that even more than going to the dentist.I find the whole ordeal too humiliating,having someone I have no love for checking me out down there.Now that I think about it maybe the dentist isn't so bad after all............. Good luck next week at the dentist.(shuddering)

I'll take your word for it!
Thanx for the luck
Happy smurfday

Be chatting with you again tomorrow dear sweet Smurf!!!!
Aloha kisses your way!!!

Love you, too!!

Keep smiling, dabprovin Your being here makes the world a much better place!

Aloha kisses coming to ya!! **kiss** **kiss** **kiss**

1940 John Lennon is born.
Everything else pales in comparison.

the invention of the toilet

The birth of ME

September 11th 2001

the meeting of my parents was a pretty important incident for me!!

The invention of contact lenses
nail polish and hair color