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Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff History World History Events and TimelinesAncient HistorySome Ancient Civilizations1-999 (A.D.) World History1000-2000 World HistoryYear-by-Year 1900-2001Millennium MilestonesExplorationsGreat DisastersCountries of the World2001 News of the World2000 News of the World1999 News of the World1998 News of the WorldWarsCrusadesSeven Years WarThirty Years WarFrench RevolutionFrench Revolutionary WarsRussian RevolutionWorld War IWorld War I timelineWorld War IIWorld War II timelineCasualties in World War ICasualties in World War IISino-Japanese WarKorean WarKorean War timelineVietnam WarVietnam War timelineArab-Israeli WarsPersian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War timelineMore on WarsScience EventsTable of Geological PeriodsOrigin of the UniverseThe Expanding Universe Is Accurately DatedBreakthroughs in the Search for Extrasolar WorldsFormation of the Solar SystemEarth Timeline: How People Have Affected the EnvironmentMajor Discoveries about Human AncestorsInventions and DiscoveriesFirsts in AviationEarly 20th-century developments in human flight The Dawning of the Space AgeMajor Space ExplorationsNotable Unstaffed Lunar and Interplanetary ProbesU.S. Staffed Space FlightsSoviet Staffed Space Flight ProgramsNotable Staffed Space FlightsFirst U.S. SatelliteApollo 11: Man's First Moon Walk in 1969Internet TimelineBuildings and StructuresThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldFamous StructuresSome Famous CathedralsUS GovernmentHow a Bill Becomes a LawMembers of the Supreme Court of the United StatesSenatorsHouse of RepresentativesSenate and House CommitteesGovernment OfficialsFacts About the PresidentsPresidential BiographiesPresidentsVice PresidentsBurial Places of the PresidentsWives and Children of the PresidentsFacts About ElectionsCan You Become President Without Winning 50% of the vote?If the President Steps Down, Who Becomes President? Homework Center Home | Facts | Search TipsAsk a Question | Answer Page Sources + Our Common Sources