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Q3 2024

Dutch bank ING to ditch climate laggards as clients: By Ceescamel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90030441
MIT scientists reverse opioid overdoses with ‘Narcan sensor’ implanted under skinMIT scientists reverse opioid overdoses with ‘Narcan sensor’ implanted under skin: Photo courtesy of MIT
Revolutionary grid-scale wave energy generator deployed in Hawaii: Image courtesy of Ocean Energy
World’s biggest geothermal power purchase agreement completed in western U.S.: Photo courtesy of Fervo Energy
World’s first green ammonia plant is now open for business in Denmark: Photo courtesy of Topsoe

Q2 2024

Groundbreaking at-home cervical cancer test granted ‘breakthrough’ status by FDA: Image courtesy of Teal Health
Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first trans woman to win award for Best Actress at Cannes: By KARLA SOFIA GASCON – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131472466
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first female president: By EneasMx – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74894227
The world’s biggest carbon removal factory just opened in Iceland: Image courtesy of ClimeWorks

Q1 2024

$15 million land purchase to protect 8,000 acres of “America’s Amazon” in south Alabama: By Bz3rk – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44569989
Gabriel Attal becomes France’s first gay prime minister: Photo courtesy of Selbymay, FIBD2019GabrielAttal, Cropping by Peter Schulte, CC BY-SA 4.0
Liverpool to build the world’s largest tidal power project: Image courtesy of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Scientists invent ultrathin, wireless, light-operated pacemaker that cuts invasive surgery: Image courtesy of Jean Lachat
Singapore to build world’s largest ocean-based CO2 removal plant: Image courtesy of Equatic
U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana that were looted 150 years ago: Photo courtesy of Fowler Museum at UCLA
World’s largest rooftop solar power plant to be built in Denmark: Image courtesy of Solarfuture

Q4 2023

Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier elected in Manitoba: By Dwight Williams – Source; original upload to Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89092911
Detroit becomes first city in the U.S. to install wireless-charging roadway: Photo courtesy of Michigan Central
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president: Photo courtesy of Marina Qu, The Harvard Crimson
Indonesia opens Southern Hemisphere’s first high-speed train: Image courtesy of Gunawan Kartapranata (CC BY-SA 4.0 license)
China’s JAC Motors rolls out world’s first commercial lithium-free EV: Photo courtesy of JAC Motors
The Kenya Nut Company to become world’s first farm to produce fossil-free fertilizer on site: Photo courtesy of Talus Renewables
National Museum of Scotland returns stolen totem pole to Nisga’a people after 100 years: Photo courtesy of Duncan McGlynn
Remote Caribbean island of Redonda transformed into huge nature reserve: By Addshore – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131368113
World’s first commercial-scale ocean thermal energy generator to be built off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe: Image courtesy of Global OTEC

Q3 2023

Chinese researchers grow world’s first human organ inside a non-human animal: Image courtesy of Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health
Global EV sales growing faster than forecasted, oil demand likely peaked in 2019: Image courtesy of Rocky Mountain Institute
H2Fly’s twin-fuselage aircraft makes world-first liquid hydrogen flight: Photo courtesy of H2FLY
Japanese Supreme Court rules in favor of trans employee in landmark bathroom case: By Wiiii – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10991821

Q2 2023

China completes and activates massive solar farm in the Gobi Desert: Photo courtesy of China News Service
Germany hands back centuries-old masks to Colombia: Photo courtesy of SPK / Photo Xander Heinl/photothek.de
Germany opens its first solar bike path: Image courtesy of Badenova AG & Co. KG
Indigenous communities take ownership of what is now Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area: “Cattle Camp Breakfast (in explore)” flickr photo by Rod Waddington https://flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/41529773220 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Philippines’ first electric light trucks officially go on sale: Photo courtesy of Foton
Seth Marnin makes history as U.S.’s first out trans male judge: Photo courtesy of Columbia University
Switzerland to install solar panels between railway tracks in world first: Photo courtesy of Sun-Ways
World-first space solar demonstration beams power from orbit to Earth: Photo courtesy of CalTech

Q1 2023

Brazil moves to oust illegal miners from Indigenous lands in the Amazon: Photo courtesy of © Tuane Fernandes / Greenpeace
Crystalyne Curley becomes first female speaker of the Navajo Nation Council: Photo courtesy of The Navajo Times
GE installs world’s first spiral-welded wind turbine tower: Image courtesy of Keystone Tower Systems
Saudi Arabia approves 13 new jobs for women: By THX_9151bs – https://www.flickr.com/photos/linvoyage/14579668517/in/photostream/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61462476
Solutions Africa introduces electric tuk-tuks in Kenya: Photo courtesy of Solutions Africa
UN member states agree to landmark deal to protect life in international waters: By B1mbo – Own work.Map from File:World location map.svgBorders based on VLIZ Maritime boundaries and Internationalwaters.png, CC BY-SA 3.0 cl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17194963

Q4 2022

After 14 years of advocacy, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president signs new Indigenous peoples law: By Max Chiswick – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44327236
China turns on the world’s largest and most efficient compressed air energy storage plant: Photo courtesy of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president: By TacitusAgricola01 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
Ethiopia’s warring sides agree to a permanent cessation of hostilities: By TUBS – This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17593427
Giant, megawatt-scale wave energy generator to be tested in Scotland: Photo courtesy of OceanEnergy
Israel and Jordan agree to team up to save Jordan River: By Jean Housen – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11820699
Rishi Sunak to become first person of color to be Britain’s prime minister: By HM Treasury – Flickr, OGL 3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103239434
Stéphanie Frappart makes history as first-ever female World Cup referee: By Sven Mandel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97219721
TerraCycle Global Foundation has cleared 581 tons of waste from Thai waterways in last two years: Photo courtesy of TerraCycle Global Foundation
World’s first solar car goes into production: Photo courtesy of Lightyear
World’s first test run of a hydrogen jet engine proves a success: Photo courtesy of Rolls-Royce Holdings, Ltd.

Q3 2022

Construction begins on Mammoth, the world’s largest CO2 direct air capture plant: Image courtesy of Climeworks
Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s first tribal president: By The Rashtrapati Bhavan (GODL-India), GODL-India, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121059407
Swiss scientists invent system that produces jet fuel from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight: Photo courtesy of ETH Zurich
UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right: By Patrick Gruban, cropped and downsampled by Pine – originally posted to Flickr as UN General Assembly, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4806869
World’s biggest carbon capture plant set for Wyoming: Image courtesy of BusinessWire
World’s first 100% hydrogen-powered trains begin operations in Germany: Photo courtesy of Alstom

Q2 2022

Barbie releases first-ever transgender doll modeled after actress Laverne Cox: Photo courtesy of Mattel
Brilliant Planet advances carbon capture technology with world’s largest algae growth pond: Image courtesy of Brilliant Planet
China builds world-first full-function space solar verification tower: Photo courtesy of Xidian University
Colombia elects first Black woman vice president, Francia Marquez: By Berriatb, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119304817
Energy Dome launches world’s first CO2 battery energy storage facility in Sardinia: Photo courtesy of Energy Dome
First COVID-19 breath test authorized for use in U.S.: Photo courtesy of InspectIR
The Flipflopi Project empowers local communities in Kenya to upcycle plastic waste into boats: Photo courtesy of The Flipflopi Project
Germany returns stolen colonial treasures to Namibia: Photo courtesy of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s Ethnologisches Museum
Japan successfully tests giant turbine that generates renewable energy using deep ocean currents: Photo courtesy of IHI Corporation
Kenyan engineer invents method to turn plastic waste into sturdy construction bricks: Photo courtesy of Gjenge Makers
Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first Black woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court: By H2rty – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114518937
New Chinese EV boasts groundbreaking 578-mile range: Photo courtesy of NIO
New seed-firing drones are planting 40,000 trees every day to fight deforestation: Photo courtesy of AirSeed Technologies
Reswirl creates world’s first zero-waste, fully recyclable toothbrush: Image courtesy of Reswirl
Seattle offers utility pole EV chargers to city residents: Photo courtesy of Seattle City Light
Woolworths South Africa to shift 70% of its delivery fleet to electric: Photo courtesy of Woolworths South Africa
The world’s first hydrogen-powered airplane takes flight: Photo courtesy of ZeroAvia

Q1 2022

Enoch Cree model becomes 1st Indigenous woman in Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition: Image courtesy of Ashley Callingbull
The first solar canals are about to be tested in the sunny state of California: Photo courtesy of Solar Aquagrid LLC, CC BY-ND
Giant floating solar panel flowers replace coal in Korea become a tourist destination: Image courtesy of Republic of Korea Blue House
Instead of a wall, a binational park to be built at the border of Texas and Mexico: Image courtesy of Overland Partners
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman nominated for the U.S. top court: By File:020820 Overseers 0040.jpg: Rose Lincoln, Harvard Universityderivative work: Innisfree987 – This file was derived from: 020820 Overseers 0040.jpg:, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104701730
Maya Angelou becomes the first Black woman to be on the U.S. quarter: Image courtesy of U.S. Mint
New fusion tech set to unlock near-limitless ultra-deep geothermal energy: Image courtesy of Quaise
Sion solar electric car begins pre-production validation and certification: Image courtesy of Sono Motors
World’s biggest tropical crop bank opens in Colombia: Photo courtesy of Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Q4 2021

All-electric shuttle service commences operations at Zimbabwe international airport: Image courtesy of Kwaku Dzvukamanja
American Psychological Association apologizes for role in promoting, perpetuating, and failing to challenge racism in U.S.: Autorstwa Oakstreetstudio – Digital camera., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21331532
Brian Michael Smith is the first trans man to be named one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive: By UWS246 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70567942
China breaks ground on massive 100-gigawatt renewable energy project: Photo courtesy of NASA
Conservationists bring the Saharan gazelle back from the brink of extinction: By Ji-Elle – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1630194
MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy: Photo courtesy of Gretchen Ertl, CFS/MIT-PSFC, 2021
New ATM helps Kenyans switch from charcoal to eco-friendly fuel: Photo courtesy of Koko Networks
New iron-based batteries offer an upgrade to storing renewable energy: Photo courtesy of ESS
Senate confirms Beth Robinson, the first out lesbian U.S. circuit court judge: Photo courtesy of Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Volvo builds a world-first vehicle using fossil-free steel: Photo courtesy of AB Volvo

Q3 2021

Australian’s northern hairy-nosed wombats are back from the brink of extinction: Australian’s northern hairy-nosed wombats are back from the brink of extinction
Bryan Ruby becomes the first active professional baseball player to come out as gay: Photo courtesy of Mavericks Independent League
Kuwait is transforming massive ‘tire graveyard’ into a new smart city: Image courtesy of YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP and Korea Land and Housing Corp.
Michelin’s airless passenger car tires get their first public outing: Photo courtesy of Michelin
U.S. to return Gilgamesh tablet and 17,000 other looted artifacts to Iraq: “Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in Akkadian Cuneiform – Nate Loper” flickr photo by Nate Loper • #ArizonaGuide ️ https://flickr.com/photos/genesisscience/28654513207 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The world’s first all-electric tugboat to sail in 2023: Image courtesy of Crowley Maritime Corporation
Tunisia’s president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world: Algerie Presse Service (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Najla_Bouden.png), „Najla Bouden“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Two women become the first gay couple in the Mexican state of Jalisco to officially adopt: Photo courtesy of Facebook/Guadalajara Pride
World’s first battery-powered freight train unveiled in Pittsburgh: Photo courtesy of Office of the Allegheny County Executive
World’s largest direct air capture plant starts absorbing CO2 in Iceland: Photo courtesy of Climeworks

Q2 2021

Germany to return 19th century looted art to Nigeria: By Joyofmuseums – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76489624
Lisbon orders 10 electric ferries: Photo courtesy of Astilleros Gondán
Japanese doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant: Photo courtesy of Kyoto University Hospital
New York doctors complete first-ever successful trachea transplant: Photo courtesy of NPR
NopeaRide is launching SolarHub EV charging stations in Kenya: Photo courtesy of NopeaRide
St. Louis elects Tishaura Jones as first Black female mayor: Photo courtesy of NBC News.
Samoa elects Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, its first woman prime minister: By Rachel Park, NZDF Photographer – https://mfatimages.smugmug.com/CompleteLibrary/Approved-Images/i-nvCr5Pq, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91838813
Tokyo to build massive green neighborhood: Image courtesy of DBOX for Mori Building Co.
U.S. Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as country’s first Muslim American federal judge: Photo courtesy of Bay News
World’s first hydrogen-powered cargo vessel to set sail this year: Image courtesy of Flagships
World’s first lab-grown-meat factory opens in Israel: Photo courtesy of Future Meat Technologies

Q1 2021

Arke Technologies opens up an EV conversion school and workshop in Ghana: Photo courtesy of Arke Technologies
Africa’s Great Green Wall effort gets $14 billion cash injection: Optimus daily
Boston is building the world’s largest Passive House-certified office building: Handel Architects
China will open its huge FAST telescope to scientists globally: Xinhua/Liu Xu via Getty Images
Coca-Cola to test fully recyclable paper bottle in Hungary: Photo courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company
Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking in historic victory: Image courtesy of Delaware River Basin Commission
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVID vaccination drives: Photo courtesy of UNICEF
Hydrogen projects worth $300 billion are quickly dropping prices for the green fuel: Image courtesy of Hydrogen Council
Indian startup turns polluted air into climate-friendly tiles: Carbon Craft Design
Italy’s electric car market tripled in 2020: www.opportunityenergy.org
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is building the world’s first zero-emissions tanker: Photo courtesy of e5 Lab Inc.
Paris is turning dark underground parking lots into organic mushrooms farms: Photo courtesy of Cycloponics
Pete Buttigieg becomes America’s first out Cabinet member: “Pete Buttigieg” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/48012595782 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Robert Saleh to become NFL’s first Muslim head coach: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, 49ers at Redskins 2019, Robert Saleh (48936893478) (cropped), Cropping by Peter Schulte, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sweetgreen to cut its CO2 emissions in half by 2027: By Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA – Sweetgreen Storefront, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80273299
World’s first 3D-printed school planned for Madagascar: Image courtesy of Studio Mortazavi

Q4 2020

50 Native American tribes are now implementing climate strategies: Source: Amylynn Richards
Anchorage introduces team of mental health first responders: “Anchorage, Alaska” flickr photo by The Hike Guy https://flickr.com/photos/kahunna/146705035 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
Compton to launch America’s biggest guaranteed income program: “Compton Boulevard” flickr photo by Roo Reynolds https://flickr.com/photos/rooreynolds/2836876226 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
CRA reveals the world’s first compostable marker: Carlo Ratti Associati
Elephantiasis cases cut by 150 million worldwide since 2000: “Envision Program in Lahat, South Sumatra” flickr photo by RTIfightsNTDs https://flickr.com/photos/rtifightsntds/45878524661 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
First tribally-associated medical school in the United States launches in the Cherokee Nation: Source: OSU Center for Health Sciences
MLB retrospectively elevates Negro Leagues to major league status: “negro league cafe” flickr photo by samuelalove https://flickr.com/photos/samuelnbarnett/2085944285 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
New Zealand PM appoints first female indigenous foreign minister: By Nevada Halbert from Wellington, New Zealand – Nanaia Mahuta & Meka Whaitiri, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63707246
New Zealand’s progressive champion Jacinda Ardern wins second term as Prime Minister: “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Te Putaki o Te Riri. New Zealand Land Wars 2019” flickr photo by Nevada.Halbert https://flickr.com/photos/nevadahalbert/48971067891 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Ocean Cleanup launches plan to clean up plastic in the world’s most polluted rivers: The Ocean Cleanup
Oregon becomes the first ate in the U.S. to legalize access to magic mushrooms: By Arp – This image is Image Number 6514 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12066335
Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia River for the first time in 80 years: “Salmon!” flickr photo by cogdogblog https://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/15633838861 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Sunderland’s riverfront to house UK’s first carbon-neutral community: FaulknerBrowns Architects
Tesla to build massive 300-megawatt battery in Australia: Neoen
The world’s biggest insect factory farm is under construction in France: By Pengo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4412449
Zimbabwe electric utility company ZEDTC starts solar net metering: “Harare” flickr photo by 2E0MCA https://flickr.com/photos/martin_addison/2300347568 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

Q3 2020

3D-printed terracotta coral tiles deployed around Hong Kong: Christian J. Lange HKU
Anchorage Assembly passes ban on conversion therapy: By Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA – Anchorage looking nice on an April evening, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4020827
Argonne National Lab breakthrough catalyst turns carbon dioxide into ethanol: Argonne National Laboratory
Doris Burke will become first woman to call NBA Finals: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Greenery-covered high-rise will have more trees than a nearby park: Source: Binyan Studios
Hormel Foods to provide free college education to children of all its 16,000 employees: By René Sinn – Own work, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1399331
Mississippi to remove state flag, the last in the United States to display the Confederate battle emblem: “The Mississippi state flag (right) has caused considerable controversy and spoked a number of protests in the state and around the country” flickr photo by Former UN Special Rapporteur on assembly & associa https://flickr.com/photos/mainakiai/28581040416 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Oscars introduce new best picture guidelines to improve diversity: Alan Light (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1988_Academy_Awards.JPG), „1988 Academy Awards“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
Pentagon issues de facto ban on Confederate flag at U.S. military bases: David B. Gleason from Chicago, IL (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pentagon_January_2008.jpg), „The Pentagon January 2008“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
Portuguese youth activists sue 33 countries over the climate crisis: Alfredovic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:European_Court_of_Human_Rights,_2010.jpg), „European Court of Human Rights, 2010“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Thousands protest in Poland demanding release of LGBT activist: Adam Stepien/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Universal Hydrogen and Magnix building world’s largest hydrogen plane: Online-Redaktion, Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airberlin_Q400_(cropped).jpg), „Airberlin Q400 (cropped)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
U.S. federal judge suspends Dakota Access pipeline over environmental concerns: “Dakota Access Oil Pipeline (DAPL)” flickr photo by Tony Webster https://flickr.com/photos/diversey/32009578684 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license
U.S. Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53358330
Walmart aims for zero emissions by 2040 without buying offsets: Walmart Corporate from Bentonville, USA (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walmart_store_exterior_5266815680.jpg), „Walmart store exterior 5266815680“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
The world’s biggest rooftop urban farm is now bearing fruit: Photograph: Magali Delporte/The Guardian
World’s largest solar plant goes online in China: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd

Q2 2020

21 African countries are joining together to build a 4,750-mile wall of trees: “The Sahel region” CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=171137
Abu Dhabi to built the cheapest solar farm ever: Nature Energy / Maritsa Kissamitaki
China donates 1,000 ventilators to New York to support COVID-19 response: James Heilman, MD (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BIPAP.JPG), „BIPAP“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson, Missouri: Jeff Roberson/AP
IKEA put 1 million solar panels on 370 stores in 2019: https://www.sollega.com (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A&R_IKEA-150.jpg), „A&R IKEA-150“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Slovenia becomes first European country to declare end of COVID-19 epidemic: By NuclearVacuum – File:Location European nation states.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8105278
Sudan to outlaw female genital mutilation: By محسن الفكي – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30766224
Sweden shutters last coal-fired generating plant two years early: Stockholm Exergi KVV6 via YouTube
White-tailed eagles have been spotted in England for the first time in 240 years: By Christoph Müller (https://www.christophmueller.org) – Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68003968

Q2 2020

Blue whales seen in Antarctica for the first time since 1980s: “Mike” Michael L. Baird (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_whale_tail.JPG), „Blue whale tail“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to address climate change: “Closing Conversation with Jeff Bezos, Co-Presented with SMU” flickr photo by TheBushCenter https://flickr.com/photos/georgewbushcenter/41061224225 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe prevails as federal judge strikes down DAPL permits: Lucas Zhao / CC BY-NC 2.0 https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2020/standing-rock-sioux-tribe-prevails-as-federal-judge-strikes-down-dapl-permits
A wild tapir gave birth in Brazil for the first time in more than a century: By Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE – Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) male, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50340326

Q4 2019

France returns historical sword stolen in the 19th century back to Senegal: GuillaumeG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sabre_El_Hadj_Oumar_Tall_-_MCN_4262.jpg), „Sabre El Hadj Oumar Tall – MCN 4262“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Hawaii’s state bird, the nene, is no longer an endangered species: By Francis C. Franklin – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35542400
IKEA will produce more energy than it consumes by 2020: “IKEA” flickr photo by Martin Deutsch https://flickr.com/photos/teflon/43000242342 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Renewable energy booms in Afghanistan: By Wq639, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66903950
Washington state launches statewide standing order for Naloxone: “Governor Wolf Visits Dauphin County State Health Center to Receive Naloxone Kit as Part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week” flickr photo by governortomwolf https://flickr.com/photos/governortomwolf/45362765815 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
World Health Organization reports 60% drop in cholera in 2018: OCHA/Matteo Minasi https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/12/1054011

Q3 2019

California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22: “California Condor” flickr photo by Cameron Boulton https://flickr.com/photos/cboulton/855125482 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
E.U. to step up its support to Zimbabwe with a new package of €53 million: “Harare” flickr photo by 2E0MCA https://flickr.com/photos/martin_addison/2300347568 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Hasbro to cut all plastic packaging by 2022: By fir0002flagstaffotos [at] gmail.comCanon 20D + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L – Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=983980
Iceland Supermarket’s ‘reverse vending machines’ reach one million plastic bottles recycled: Image courtesy of Iceland Supermarkets
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman ever to win prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics: Photo courtesy of Andrea Kane, Institute for Advanced Studies
Lake Region Electric Cooperative in Minnesota launches first-of-its-kind solar-wind hybrid renewable energy plant: Photo courtesy of Lake Region Electric Cooperative
Researchers develop method to convert heat into light that could significantly boost solar efficiency: Chloe Doiron/Rice University https://news.rice.edu/2019/07/12/rice-device-channels-heat-into-light/
World’s largest urban rooftop farm to open in Paris in 2020: Valode & Pistre Architectes Atlav AJN
Youth literacy rate in Bangladesh soars to 93%: “Flag of Bangladesh” By See File history below for details. – dcaa.com.bdBased on this construction sheet: See also: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=342968

Q2 2019

34 black women graduate from West Point, in the most diverse class ever: Photo courtesy of Hallie Pound
70% of the materials used to make IKEA products during 2018 were either renewable or recycled: “IKEA” flickr photo by Listen Missy! https://flickr.com/photos/listenmissy/2428733478 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Barclays commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030: “Barclays” flickr photo by Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez https://flickr.com/photos/ricote/6033127127 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Chicago makes history electing Lori Lightfoot as first black woman mayor: By Daniel X. O’Neil from USA – Chicago Police Accountability Task Force Press Event for the Release of its Report, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72433563
Ghana marks 10 years of polio-free status: By Muntaka Chasant – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75834524
India projected to surpass Paris Agreement clean energy commitment: © Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36804946
Nevada convenes the United States’ first ever majority-female state legislature: By Coolcaesar – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91990056
Verizon commits to going carbon neutral by 2035: “Verizon” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/15039195422 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
World Data Lab projects Kenya to eradicate extreme poverty by 2032: By Schreibkraft – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8837730

Q1 2019

Abundance Investment secures £7 million to build world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine: Photo courtesy of Orbital Marine Power
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman ever to win prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics: Andrea Kane/Institute for Advanced Study
Researcher invents biodegradable Mardi Gras beads made of algae: By Infrogmation of New Orleans – photo by Infrogmation (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6037496
Costa Rica launches formal ‘National Decarbonization Plan 2018-2050’ to completely decarbonize: “Independence Day in Costa Rica – Flag March 1” flickr photo by thombo2 https://flickr.com/photos/brucethomson/246925742 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Ben & Jerry’s to phase out all single-use plastic utensils in all of its 600 stores worldwide: “Ben & Jerry’s, Hazed and Confused, Ice Cream” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/15107694358 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Colorado’s Jared Polis officially sworn in as first openly gay U.S. governor: “Jared Polis” flickr photo by Jeffrey Beall https://flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/2602508676 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Drax begins capturing carbon in ‘world first’ pilot: Photo courtesy of Drax
Scientists found a new way to make fusion reactors more efficient: “Z machine tests” flickr photo by SandiaLabs https://flickr.com/photos/sandialabs/10614635616 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

Q4 2018

Azerbaijan mobilizes all forces to fulfill tasks set in Sustainable Development Goals: “Baku Old Town” flickr photo by Today is a good day https://flickr.com/photos/good_day/468721252 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Elon Musk cuts almost $500K check to bring clean water to Flint, Michigan schools: “Elon Musk – The Summit 2013” flickr photo by Heisenberg Media https://flickr.com/photos/heisenbergmedia/10611143395 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
EU teams up with Bill Gates to launch $115.2 million clean energy investment fund: “Bill Gates – OnInnovation.com Interview” flickr photo by OnInnovation https://flickr.com/photos/oninnovation/4996837080 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
The first Hyperloop passenger capsule is unveiled in Spain: “Today I visited Hyperloop One in the Las Vegas desert. Watch the video on Tech.Co” flickr photo by Frank Gruber https://flickr.com/photos/somewhatfrank/26893408511 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Jamaica to run on 50% renewable energy by 2030: “Kingston, Jamaica” flickr photo by James Willamor https://flickr.com/photos/bz3rk/2419182555 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
PepsiCo inks deal for 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging: “Chaos Theory” flickr photo by Thomas Hawk https://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/3090669805 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
Taylor Swift’s Instagram post has caused a massive spike in voter registration: By Cosmopolitan UK, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90905376
World Bank doubles funding for climate action to $200 billion for 2021-2025: ” The world bank logo” By ChuckTBaker – Own work This file was derived from: 320 worldbank-logo.jpg:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32076789

Q3 2018

Agreement entitles river in New Zealand to legal identity for first time: “An aerial view of Whanganui River” CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=604397
The average country score on the global Social Progress Index rises for fourth year in a row, indicating heightened global prosperity: By Social Progress Index – https://www.socialprogress.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123545244
California state universities commit to 100% clean energy by 2025: “UC Berkeley Campus” flickr photo by K.Oliver https://flickr.com/photos/63544355@N04/6011128252 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Christine Hallquist becomes first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party in the U.S.: By Daniel Dimauro – Provided by Christine Hallquist., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72024200
In a world-first, Carlsberg to replace plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue: “Carlsberg” flickr photo by hernanpba https://flickr.com/photos/hernanpc/26681478763 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
In ‘world first’, ultra-cheap printable solar panels are launched in Australia: Newcastle University
There are now at least 75,000 “little free libraries” worldwide: https://littlefreelibrary.org
UK supermarket chain Waitrose to remove all plastic bags by March 2019 to save 500 tonnes of plastic a year: Geoff Welding (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waitrose.jpg), „Waitrose“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
Ghana launches Sustainable Development Goals, budget baseline report: “Ghana – USA 2-1” flickr photo by Stig Nygaard https://flickr.com/photos/stignygaard/219372749 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
LeBron James opens first-of-its-kind “I Promise” public school in Akron: “LeBron” flickr photo by BGSU86 https://flickr.com/photos/jimharper/4336974013 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
New ‘flow battery’ could power green homes when the sun goes down and the wind stops blowing: ELIZA GRINNELL/HARVARD SEAS, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/07/flow-battery-could-power-green-homes-when-sun-goes-down-and-wind-stops-blowing
Iowa Supreme Court blocks 72-hour abortion waiting period law: “The Iowa State House – Project 50/50 (Week 28)” flickr photo by w4nd3rl0st (InspiredinDesMoines) https://flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/5968312593 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
The island of Samoa to go 100% renewable by 2025: “Samoa” flickr photo by mikigroup https://flickr.com/photos/89281933@N03/12393470635 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Solar brings economic boost to East African households: “Solar energy” flickr photo by World Bank Photo Collection https://flickr.com/photos/worldbank/2766430686 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Transgender woman makes history by winning Miss Universe Spain: Angela Ponce / Instagram

Q2 2018

U.K.’s Costa Coffee to recycle equivalent of all its takeaway cups each year: By Maksym Kozlenko – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85552416
Costco to boost its minimum wage to $14 an hour: “Costco” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/15430692891 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
First ‘zero-emissions’ Winter Olympics kicks off in South Korea: By Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Photographer name), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31713785
IKEA to use only renewable and recycled materials by 2030: “IKEA” flickr photo by Listen Missy! https://flickr.com/photos/listenmissy/2428733478 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Myanmar and UN announce deal for safe return of Rohingya: Tasnim News Agency (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rohingya_displaced_Muslims_02.jpg), „Rohingya displaced Muslims 02“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Philippine city of Mandaluyong passes law against LGBT discrimination: “Rising Metropolis” flickr photo by Jun Acullador https://flickr.com/photos/acullador/2325353823 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Renault to invest more than €1bn in French electric car plants: Dan Marsh (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renault_Twizy_electric_car.jpg), „Renault Twizy electric car“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
Saudi Arabia issues driving licences to women for first time in decades: Jack Soma (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_view_of_City_Riyadh_from_Hauptstadt_Saudi_Arabiens_-_panoramio.jpg), „Night view of City Riyadh from Hauptstadt Saudi Arabiens – panoramio“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Temple University researchers successfully reverse cognitive impairments in mice with dementia: “Baby Mouse” flickr photo by Nick Harris1 https://flickr.com/photos/nickharris1/7287033916 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
World Health Organization certifies Paraguay malaria-free: “Malaria in Peripheral Blood” flickr photo by euthman https://flickr.com/photos/euthman/6289093848 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) licens
EU bank to invest €300 million in Chinese climate projects: “EU Flag” flickr photo by EU Naval Force Media and Public Information Office https://flickr.com/photos/eunavfor/8250009574 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive: “lloyds-bank-building” flickr photo by jasonmountier https://flickr.com/photos/52852078@N02/13449655843 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Ohio voters approve gerrymandering reform for US House seats: Steven Nass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_Steal_an_Election_-_Gerrymandering.svg)
Small minimum wage rises don’t cause job losses, Reserve Bank of Australia study finds: “Protest march for a $15/hour minimum wage in the Dinkytown neighborhood” flickr photo by Fibonacci Blue https://flickr.com/photos/fibonacciblue/16543555173 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Afghanistan sets October date for much-delayed elections: “IMG_3645” flickr photo by philmofresh https://flickr.com/photos/phickmanfresh/10621978575 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Alaskans reject anti-transgender ‘bathroom bill’: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anchorage_from_Earthquake_Park.jpg), „Anchorage from Earthquake Park“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Costa Rica’s young president-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada wins pitching progressive values: “Costa Rican Flag” flickr photo by kasthor https://flickr.com/photos/kasthor/79941814 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Decline in plastic bags on seabed near UK suggests measures to tackle waste are working: MichaelisScientists (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1682478-poster-1280-plasticbags.jpg), „1682478-poster-1280-plasticbags“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workers: “Pol-e Tabi’at, Tehran, 20170407” flickr photo by G · RTM https://flickr.com/photos/g-rtm/33840466662 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, dedicated to victims of American white supremacy, opens in Montgomery, Alabama: “Monument to “Our Confederate Soldiers”, Wiess Park, Beaumont, Texas 1604281404bw” flickr photo by Patrick Feller https://flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/26169007264 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
New Zealand bans new offshore drilling, citing climate change: “Amelia-A” flickr photo by Strocchi https://flickr.com/photos/strocchi/2057466280 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Trinidad & Tobago decriminalizes homosexuality in landmark court case: “Maracas, Trinidad” flickr photo by neiljs https://flickr.com/photos/neiljs/4500445157 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
UK department store Sel:fridges to stop selling single-use plastic bottles: “Selfridges” flickr photo by ell brown https://flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/3623340962 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
UK’s Costa Coffee to recycle equivalent of all its takeaway cups each year: “COSTA COFFEE” flickr photo by Richard, enjoy my life! https://flickr.com/photos/ladyous/8303332797 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
UK supermarket Waitrose to stop using disposable coffee cups: “waitrose cricket” flickr photo by osde8info https://flickr.com/photos/osde-info/14738419933 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Wells Fargo commits $200bn towards low carbon projects by 2030: “Wells Fargo Bank” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/13754128855 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Q1 2018

A record majority of Norway’s new cars are now electric or hybrid: “bergen winter sunset” flickr photo by mariusz kluzniak https://flickr.com/photos/39997856@N03/7000843761 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Daniela Vega makes Oscars history as first openly transgender presenter: By Maximilian Bühn – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63027550
North, South Korea to march together under one flag at Winter Olympics: By Pk0001 – derived from Unification flag of Korea (pre 2009).png, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80987275
U.K. bans plastic microbeads in effort to protect marine life: “microbeads-witheraser” flickr photo by MN Pollution Control Agency https://flickr.com/photos/mpcaphotos/15517449890 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
Walmart boosts minimum wage to $11, hands out bonuses up to $1,000 for hourly workers: “Walmart” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14895330005 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
World’s first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer: Image courtesy of Port Liner

Q4 2017

38% of Fortune 50 companies now publicly support the Sustainable Development Goals: “Johnson and Johnson logo” By Kityvankova – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9041488
Belgium appoints world’s first-ever female ambassador to Saudi Arabia: fdecomite (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Frayed_Belgian_Flag_(6032138651).jpg), „Old Frayed Belgian Flag (6032138651)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse: Photo courtesy of Doug Stroud / daniceforstatesenate.com
Donors make initial pledges of $857 million to fund UN refugee agency’s work in 2018: “17-03-10 05 Refugees” flickr photo by Felton Davis https://flickr.com/photos/felton-nyc/33124704990 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Exxon agrees to disclose climate risks under pressure from investors: “Exxon” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14932958035 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Brett Ratner has been kicked off the next Wonder Woman film: “Wonder Woman Deflecting Bullets” flickr photo by earldan https://flickr.com/photos/im_earl/28383665850 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Cards Against Humanity buys land on Mexican border to stump Trump’s wall plan: “Cards Against Humanity” flickr photo by Brett Jordan https://flickr.com/photos/x1brett/15608587025 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
EU reaches deal to overhaul world’s largest emissions market: “EU Flag” flickr photo by EU Naval Force Media and Public Information Office https://flickr.com/photos/eunavfor/8250009574 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Frontline workers push Guinea worm disease to the brink of eradication: “Guinea Worm case containment center” flickr photo by UNICEF Ethiopia https://flickr.com/photos/unicefethiopia/14740517732 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Garrison Keillor, founder of ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ fired after allegations of improper behavior: “Garrison Keillor Poetry Reading” flickr photo by Ryan Somma https://flickr.com/photos/ideonexus/6190507095 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Grindr updates its app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary users: “be not afraid, scott richard 2012” flickr photo by torbakhopper https://flickr.com/photos/gazeronly/26241477411 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Virginia Politics Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse: “Downtown Minneapolis” flickr photo by m01229 https://flickr.com/photos/39908901@N06/7816199456 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Arizona sheriff officially charged with criminal contempt in racial profiling case: “Joe Arpaio” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5483730779 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Australian state of Victoria to ban single use plastic bags: “bags” flickr photo by velkr0 https://flickr.com/photos/velkr0/428681674 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
BNP Paribas plans to stop working with shale oil players and shift to renewable investments: “Oklahoma Sunset, Oil Well 2” flickr photo by Clinton Steeds https://flickr.com/photos/cwsteeds/81193940 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
California becomes first state to legally recognize a third gender: “2013 Rally for Transgender Equality 21175” flickr photo by tedeytan https://flickr.com/photos/taedc/8603714005 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license, cropping by Peter Schulte
California DISCLOSE Act signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown to combat dark money: “jerry brown” flickr photo by Neon Tommy https://flickr.com/photos/neontommy/5444743964 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
California passes first cleaning product chemical disclosure law in U.S.: “Tide Laundry Detergent” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/13943961247 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Cambridge University to accept transgender students at women-only college: “be not afraid, scott richard 2012” flickr photo by torbakhopper https://flickr.com/photos/gazeronly/26241477411 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
EU launches tool to embed circularity, sustainability into built environment: “EU Flag” flickr photo by EU Naval Force Media and Public Information Office https://flickr.com/photos/eunavfor/8250009574 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
George Soros transfers $18 billion to Open Society Foundations: “George Soros” flickr photo by boellstiftung https://flickr.com/photos/boellstiftung/13307444495 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Oxford aims for world’s first zero emissions zone with petrol car ban: “Oxford Rooftops” flickr photo by Doolallyally https://flickr.com/photos/levettday/33704155553 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Scientists have successfully reversed advanced heart failure in mice: “Everything is alright ;)” flickr photo by insane gal https://flickr.com/photos/insane_gal/4454919928 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Uruguay’s 1st transgender senator seated, vows protections: “Uruguay” flickr photo by Vince Alongi https://flickr.com/photos/vincealongi/250031970 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Q3 2017

Africa’s economic giants, Nigeria & South Africa, exit recession: “South African Notes and Coins (2005-2012).” By NJR ZA at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Alan Turing – prosecuted for gay acts in 1952 – to be the new face of the U.K.’s £50 banknote: “Alan Turing” photo from Pride.com
A world first fusion reactor just created its first plasma: “An internal view of the Joint European Torus vessel with a complete metallic wall of beryllium and tungsten” By EUROfusion – https://www.euro-fusion.org/media-library/fusion-experiments/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100220782
Bernie Sanders to introduce single-payer bill with major support in Senate: “Bernie & Jane Sanders” flickr photo by Gage
Cambodia and Laos wipe out trachoma—leading infectious cause of blindness: “IMG_6413” flickr photo by Pan American Health Organization PAHO https://flickr.com/photos/pahowho/14176342451 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Duke to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019: “Duke University” flickr photo by ilysewhitney https://flickr.com/photos/134348486@N05/35365922032 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Harvard pays students to host ‘brave spaces’ for social justice: “Harvard” flickr photo by angela n. https://flickr.com/photos/aon/6273971705 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Mark Zuckerberg’s massive share sales will support prison reform and other progressive causes: “Alcatraz Prison” flickr photo by Alexander C. Kafka https://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkafka/14929841472 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Minnesota’s clean energy jobs grew 3.8 times faster than overall job growth: “Downtown Minneapolis” flickr photo by m01229
New blockchain-based ‘carbon currency’ aims to make carbon pricing mainstream: “Bitcoin Chain IMG_9179” flickr photo by btckeychain https://flickr.com/photos/btckeychain/14861107819 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Scotland to ‘phase out’ new petrol and diesel cars by 2032: “Edinburgh Prince’s Street” flickr photo by ddh Photos https://flickr.com/photos/16190595@N05/32312365752 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Somalia gets first forensic center to deliver justice in sexual assault cases: By Gaasle – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63654585
UC Irvine aims to transform public health with record-breaking $200-million donation: “Love those Anteaters” flickr photo by cogdogblog https://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/10014174454 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
A “world first” fusion reactor just created its first plasma: “Nuclear Fusion Reactor” flickr photo by jurvetson https://flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/4844626925 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
46 Republicans buck party to help Democrats take down anti-climate military action amendment: “U.S. Capitol Building detail” flickr photo by Kevin Burkett https://flickr.com/photos/kevinwburkett/3415364650 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Cameroon fights pollution by turning used plastic into jobs: “Plastics” flickr photo by EdinburghGreens https://flickr.com/photos/edinburghgreens/5326907987 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Court finds that approval of Dakota Access Pipeline violated the law: “Standing Rock 4” flickr photo by unitedchurchofchrist https://flickr.com/photos/7724093@N05/30205885184 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Court rules its reasonable consumers wouldn’t consider glyphosate-containing Nature Valley Granola Bars ‘natural’: “Chafer -43” flickr photo by Chafer Machinery https://flickr.com/photos/chafermachinery/15412945324 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Human Rights Campaign announces largest grassroots expansion in its history: “Human Rights Campaign 2791” flickr photo by tedeytan https://flickr.com/photos/taedc/5824691944 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Kenya is first in Africa to get latest generic AIDS drug: “kenya” flickr photo by kevinzim https://flickr.com/photos/86624586@N00/112509725 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Microsoft and Puget Sound Energy get OK for clean-energy deal to help power software giant’s campus: “Microsoft” flickr photo by bfishadow https://flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/4405446485 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Scientists report a rare case of H.I.V. remission: “Virus” flickr photo by Dominic’s pics https://flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/5425951169 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license, cropping by Peter Schulte
Target tackles “branded trash” with new recycling initiatives: “At Target again!” flickr photo by cote https://flickr.com/photos/cote/4902896335 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Washington State will now alert survivors when domestic abusers try to buy a gun: “handgun” flickr photo by robertnelson https://flickr.com/photos/robertnelson/439618310 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
World’s first malaria vaccine will be given to thousands of babies in Africa: “Mosquito” flickr photo by turkletom https://flickr.com/photos/turkletom/4584117897 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Q2 2017

Alan Turing – prosecuted for gay acts in 1952 – to be the new face of the U.K.’s £50 banknote: “Passport photo of Alan Turing at age 16” Photo by Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alan_Turing_Aged_16.jpg
Jane Sanders launches Sanders Institute to revitalize democracy: “Bernie & Jane Sanders” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/25826818705 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
‘Wonder Woman’ is Hollywood’s most progressive superhero movie yet: “The poster for the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman” By Wonder Woman Movie Poster (#6 of 16) – IMP Awards, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51137764

Q1 2017

43 brands will fix or replace anything you buy from them — forever: “Patagonia Wood Sign” flickr photo by Dave Dugdale https://flickr.com/photos/davedugdale/4959660085 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Berkeley becomes first city to divest from U.S.-Mexico border wall companies: “Berkeley, California (1959)” flickr photo by roger4336 https://flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/4071052000 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Lithium-ion battery inventor introduces new technology for fast-charging, noncombustible batteries: “New electric car charging station at Kahala Mall” flickr photo by coconut wireless https://flickr.com/photos/frikitiki/6784128074 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Maryland House votes to ban fracking by veto-proof margin: “Fracking” flickr photo by SFU – University Communications https://flickr.com/photos/sfupamr/14601885300 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Rikers Island prison to close, New York mayor says: “2012_03_14_aus-iah-bos_402” flickr photo by dsearls https://flickr.com/photos/docsearls/7042515751 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
China to create “forest city” to fight air pollution: Images via Stefano Boeri Architetti, https://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/en/
Tesla charges ahead with plans for more gigafactories: “Tesla Car” flickr photo by Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine https://flickr.com/photos/opengridscheduler/19916571969 shared into the public domain using (CC0)
Donors pledge $670 million at UN-backed conference to support aid operations in Lake Chad region: “Arriving in Chad” flickr photo by UKUnitedNations https://flickr.com/photos/ukun_new_york/32501579384 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
U.S. Federal Court strikes blow against gerrymandering: Steven Nass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_Steal_an_Election_-_Gerrymandering.svg), „How to Steal an Election – Gerrymandering“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

Q4 2016

Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion clean energy venture fund: “Bill Gates – OnInnovation.com Interview” flickr photo by OnInnovation https://flickr.com/photos/oninnovation/4996229541 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Fossil fuel divestment funds double to $5 trillion in a year: “Divest” flickr photo by Tony Webster https://flickr.com/photos/diversey/15185798508 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Over 100 companies sign the Equal Pay Pledge: “Equal Pay Day (6)” flickr photo by Michael Panse https://flickr.com/photos/michael-panse-mdl/13317429403 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Reversing course, E.P.A. says fracking can contaminate drinking water: “Fracking” flickr photo by SFU – University Communications https://flickr.com/photos/sfupamr/14601885300 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
U.S. jurisdictions take steps to reform ‘dishonest’ bail system: “Bail Bonds by Harry” flickr photo by rioncm https://flickr.com/photos/rioncm/3164217506 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Duke University launches program for men to consider their toxic masculinities: “Duke University Library” flickr photo by fw_gadget https://flickr.com/photos/26240579@N05/3926497441 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The first Latina senator ever is coming to Washington: “Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General” flickr photo by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Right https://flickr.com/photos/lccr/6777894706 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
George Soros pledges $10 million to fight hate crimes: “George Soros, Rebecca Harms” flickr photo by boellstiftung https://flickr.com/photos/boellstiftung/13307595893 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Progressive champion Pramila Jayapal became the first ever Indian-American woman elected to congress: “Pramila Jayapal” flickr photo by javacolleen https://flickr.com/photos/javacolleen/5682448787 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Dozens of countries poised to drive out malaria by 2020: “Sunny paradise” flickr photo by MiikaS https://flickr.com/photos/miikas/170435887 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license

Q3 2016

The income gap began to narrow under Obama: “Weight Loss” flickr photo by DoNotLick https://flickr.com/photos/donotlick/5895100442 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
U.S. Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons: “Alcatraz Prison” flickr photo by Alexander C. Kafka https://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkafka/14929841472 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Hillary Clinton becomes the first-ever woman nominated by a major party for the United States presidency: “Hillary Clinton” flickr photo by Nrbelex https://flickr.com/photos/nrbelex/2232632457 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
NYC’s big businesses now have to compost food waste: “compost” flickr photo by lindsay.dee.bunny https://flickr.com/photos/lindsaydeebunny/4506025866 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Q1 2016

Berkeley passer worker cooperative resolution: “Berkeley, California (1959)” flickr photo by roger4336 https://flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/4071052000 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license

Archive of Human Genius

Prehistory (250,000 – 10,000 B.C.E.)

Aboriginal Australians begin their rock painting tradition, among the oldest art in the world: By TimJN1 – Bradshaw Art, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22779917
The Aónikenk people emerge in modern-day Argentina: By Unknown author – Copied from: NOAA, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1807
Aurignacian culture begins in Europe: By Albin L – File:Europe_34_62_-12_54_blank_map.png, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5679946
The ancestors of the modern Khoisan expanded to Southern Africa: By User:Dbachmann – Own work;Map: File:World map blank shorelines.svg (the shoreline map is {{PD-USGov-USGS}}, derived from a mercator svg map posted in 2005, extracted from an original file released by pubs.usgs.gov), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68921860
Châtelperronian culture flourishes in France: By François Caron, Francesco d’Errico, Pierre Del Moral, Frédéric Santos, and João Zilhão – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021545, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104500462
Early humans settle Ksar Akil in modern-day Lebanon: By Paul Bedson – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16181787
Early humans of Austria create the Venus of Galgenberg: By Aiwok – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12070123
First known cave art created in modern-day Spain: By Gabinete de Prensa del Gobierno de Cantabria – http://www.cantabria.es/web/comunicados/detalle/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_DETALLE/16413/1286185, CC BY 3.0 es, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28270785
The first permanent human settlement is built, perhaps in modern day Czech Republic: “Dolni Vestonice (12)” flickr photo by korom https://flickr.com/photos/korom/8310424708 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Gravettian hunter-gatherers flourish in modern-day Europe: By Libor Balák. – the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Archaeology in Brno, The Center for Paleolithic and Paleoethnological Research, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97615470
Humans begin burying dead, perhaps in modern-day Israel: Photograph by Rama, Wikimedia Commons, Cc-by-sa-2.0-fr (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burial_IMG_1858.jpg), „Burial IMG 1858“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en
Humans begin to use spears with complex stone blades: CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10290875
Humans begin using flutes – perhaps first musical instruments ever – in modern-day Germany: “Music” flickr photo by Steve Snodgrass https://flickr.com/photos/stevensnodgrass/2449130669 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Human behavior evolves to “behavioral modernity”, including abstract thinking, planning depth, and symbolic thinking: “Exercise Plays Vital Role Maintaining Brain Health” flickr photo by A Health Blog https://flickr.com/photos/healthblog/8384110298 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Humans begin making and user small stone tools known as microliths: By Gary Todd – This file has been extracted from another file, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78720345
Humans created art for the first time, possibly in Indonesia: “Cave Paintings” flickr photo by GOC53 https://flickr.com/photos/graeme/8977513982 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Humans create the first star chart, perhaps in modern-day Germany: By Frederik de Wit – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Scanned by Janke, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2171890
Humanity develops mysticism, creating meaning and purpose beyond survival: “Cave Paintings” flickr photo by GOC53 https://flickr.com/photos/graeme/8977513982 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Humans first arrive in New Guinea: By LocationPapuaNewGuinea.svg:ByRei-arturptenRei-artur blogderivative work: Abhijitsathe (talk), MagentaGreen – LocationPapuaNewGuinea.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7931668
Humans first arrive and settle in the Arctic: “Ulrik on glacier Iceland” flicky photo by jerry hollens https://flic.kr/p/HyE9a shared under a Creative Commons (BY) License
Humans in Ancient Morocco manufacture jewelry for first time: By H. Zell – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91125720
Humans in modern-day Italy intentionally use adhesives for the first time: “Chert hand axe” flickr photo by ian boyd https://flickr.com/photos/itsaboyd/6845387530 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
Humans in modern-day Europe invent flatbread: “Home-baked unleavened flour and water flatbread on a red tablecloth” By Jonathunder – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flatbread.JPG
Humans invent clothing: “Pels – liv og død / Fur – an issue of life and death” flickr photo by Nationalmuseet https://flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseet/15425279721 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Humans invent the bullroarer, perhaps in modern-day Ukraine: By Throwawayhack at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4529623
Humans invent footwear, perhaps sagebrush bark sandals in modern-day Oregon: By Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al. (authors of source article) – Part of figure 1 from: 2010 First Direct Evidence of Chalcolithic Footwear from the Near Eastern Highlands. PLoS ONE 5(6): e10984. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010984, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10609502
Human invent pottery, perhaps in modern-day Jiangxi province in China: Zhangzhugang (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum_of_China_2014.02.01_14-43-38.jpg), „National Museum of China 2014.02.01 14-43-38“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
Human invent tally marks, their first numeral systems: By David Stewart – Strike symbol – Credit to https://homegets.com/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110959659
Humans migrate from Siberia to Americas across the Bering Land Bridge: By Erika Tamm et al – Tamm E, Kivisild T, Reidla M, Metspalu M, Smith DG, et al. (2007) Beringian Standstill and Spread of Native American Founders. PLoS ONE 2(9): e829. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000829. Also available from PubMed Central., CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16975303
Humans migrate to and settle in the Eurasian Steppe: “Putative migration waves out of Africa” By Saioa López, Lucy van Dorp and Garrett Hellenthal – López, S., van Dorp, L., & Hellenthal, G. (2015). Human Dispersal Out of Africa: A Lasting Debate. Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online, 11(Suppl 2), 57–68. http://doi.org/10.4137/EBO.S33489 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4844272/, CC BY 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Putative_migration_waves_out_of_Africa.png
Humans migrate to Mesoamerica: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=828417
Humans occupy and settle the Bluefish Caves in northern Yukon: Photo by Ruth Gotthardt https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jacques-cinq-mars-bluefish-caves-scientific-progress-180962410/
Humans of Sulawesi create cave art, among the first known examples of figurative art ever: By Cahyo Ramadhani – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31360759
Humans reach and begin settling Tasmania: “Autumn. It’s raining in Queensland!” flickr photo by Tatters ✾ https://flickr.com/photos/tgerus/4399205945 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license=
Kebarian Culture thrives in the Levant: Joe Roe (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_Levant_map.svg), „Southern Levant map“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Lion-man of the Hohlenstein-Stadel, the first known example of figurative art, is made: By Dagmar Hollmann – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29686577
“Mitochondrial Eve” is born, probably somewhere in Africa: “Adam and Eve in the Earthly Paradise” flickr photo by rjhuttondfw https://flickr.com/photos/rjhuttondfw/20199540225 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Proto-humans in modern-day Siberia begin using sewing needles: “Viroconium Cornoviorum . Roman bone sewing needles” flickr photo by John McLinden https://flickr.com/photos/fogey03/14012853820 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Rock paintings tradition begins in Bhimbetka rock shelters in India: “Bhimbetka, rock paintings” By Raveesh Vyas – originally posted to Flickr as भीमबैटिका/Bhimbetka Cave Paintings, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7756171
Y-chromosomal Adam, the most recent common ancestor of all males, is born: “Model of a female Australopithecus afarensis” By Wolfgang Sauber – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45113717

Agricultural revolution (10,000 – 3,000 B.C.E.)

The Al-Magar civilization emerges in modern-day Saudi Arabia: By Heritage Commission – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92675890
The Catacomb culture flourishes in modern-day Ukraine and southern Russia: By Krakkos – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85666397
Çatalhöyük, a large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in modern-day Turkey, flourishes: By Murat Özsoy 1958 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91011948
The Cairn of Barnenez – prehistoric mausoleum – is constructed in Brittany, France: By Theroadislong – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33103626
The civilization of Elam rises in modern-day Iran: By Mobina ghanbaryan – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73431564
The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture flourishes in modern-day Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania: By Caliniuc – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84864582
Early Cubans develop Levisa, the first known human settlement on the island: Dэя-Бøяg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicaro-Levisa_(Locator_in_Holguín_Province).png), „Nicaro-Levisa (Locator in Holguín Province)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
Early humans of Ounjougou in modern-day Mali independently develop pottery: By Ounjougou – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35317189
First human settlements are constructed at Ain Ghazal in modern-day Jordan: By Jeanhousen – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11749492
The first settlements in Mesopotamia begin to form: By Goran tek-en, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30851043
The first year of the ancient Egyptian calendar commences: By Ad Meskens – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17062546
Gobekli Tepe – perhaps the world’s first temple – constructed in modern-day Turkey: By Teomancimit – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17377542
The Hafit period begins in modern-day Oman and United Arab Emirates: By Alexandermcnabb – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71341709
Hannibal, one of history’s greatest military tacticians, marches elephants over the Alps: By Frank Martini. Cartographer, Department of History, United States Military Academy – The Department of History, United States Military Academy [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=217889
Humans begin living in large villages, perhaps in modern-day Turkey: By Fathzer / Jean-Marc Astesana from Bretonneux, France – originally posted to Flickr as Ourika berbere village, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4482977
Humans of ancient Brazil independently invent pottery: By tetraktys (talk) 19:05, 25 July 2013 (UTC) – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27433454
Humans of ancient Persia invent the comb: By Crisco 1492 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40796541
Humans of the Linear Pottery Culture settle the site of modern-day Bratislava: By Original: w:Sugaar (talk | contribs);w:Clarifer (talk | contribs) Vector: Joostik – Own work by Joostik; This file was derived from: European Middle Neolithic.gif:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23059624
Humans invent pictograms, using symbols to represent objects, activities, and more: By D. Gordon E. Robertson – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15941023
Humans in the Indian subcontinent domesticate sesame for the first time: By Original: w:Sugaar (talk | contribs);w:Clarifer (talk | contribs) Vector: Joostik – Own work by Joostik; This file was derived from: European Middle Neolithic.gif:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23059624
Humans, probably in modern-day New Guinea, domesticate sugarcane for the first time: By Rufino Uribe – caña de azúcar, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1155927
Hunter-gatherers build Giant’s Churches in modern-day Finland: By Xanara – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41388172
Hunter-gatherers of the Wilton stone age culture inhabit Twyfelfontein in modern-day Namibia: By Mike from Vancouver, Canada – Twyfelfontein 16, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2898729
Linear Pottery Culture emerges in central Europe: By Original: w:Sugaar (talk | contribs);w:Clarifer (talk | contribs) Vector: Joostik – Own work by Joostik; This file was derived from: European Middle Neolithic.gif:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23059624
Peiligang culture begins in ancient China: By Kanguole – This file was derived from: Eastern China blank relief map.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41323539
Sto:lo culture emerges in modern-day British Columbia: By Charles Macmunn – Royal British Columbia Museum – PN996, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2549326
Uruk, in Mesopotamia, becomes first city in the history of humanity: “White Temple ziggurat in Uruk” By tobeytravels – This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92851923
Use of the healing Iboga plant emerges in Western African spiritual ceremonies: By Marco Schmidt[1] – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1844129
The Varna Necropolis in modern-day Bulgaria becomes perhaps the world’s first major gold hoard: By I, Yelkrokoyade, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2447839
The Vinča culture in modern-day Southeastern Europe creates the “Vinča symbols”: By Arbenllapashtica – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36013747

Ancient civilizations (3,000 B.C. – 500 C.E.)

Ancient Andeans build first city in the Americas, Caral, in modern-day Peru: Percy Meza (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG), „PiramidesdeCaral“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Ancient Egyptians begin using papyrus as a writing surface: “Papyrus” flickr photo by Muninn https://flickr.com/photos/muninn/163300754 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
The ancient Mayan city of Altun Ha is founded in modern-day Belize: By Denis Barthel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42600588
The ancient Mayan city of Caracol is founded in modern-day Belize: By Pgbk87 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8295444
The Assyrians build the world’s first long-distance canal systems: Image courtesy of Trustees of the British Museum
The astrolabe is invented, perhaps by the Appolonius of Perga in Greece: Jacopo Koushan (User:Jacopo188) Photograph by Masoud Safarniya (User:M.safarniya) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iranian_Astrolabe_14.jpg), „Iranian Astrolabe 14“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
Babylonian astronomers create cuneiform star catalogues: By Anagoria – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23144261
The Baejke kingdom thrives in modern-day Korea: By Historiographer at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6606985
The Bosporan Kingdom thrives in modern-day Russia and Ukraine: By File:Bosporan Kingdom growth map-pt.svg: Sémhur (talk · contribs)derivative work: Morningstar1814 (talk · contribs) – File:Bosporan Kingdom growth map-pt.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68226551
Buni culture flourishes in West Java in modern-day Indonesia: By Gunawan Kartapranata – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53248480
The Catacomb culture flourishes in modern-day Ukraine and southern Russia: By EvgenyGenkin – Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3449979
Çatalhöyük, a large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in modern-day Turkey, flourishes: By Murat Özsoy 1958 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91011948
The Chola dynasty comes to power in modern-day India: By Nipuna Weerasinghe – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123016237
The city of Djenné-Djenno thrives in modern-day Mali: The original uploader was Euronaut at German Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Zahnstein at de.wikipedia. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Djenné_Moschee.jpg), „Djenné Moschee“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
The city of Sakarkand is founded in modern-day Uzbekistan: By Ekrem Canli – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30581520
Compass invented in China: “L’Empereur Jaune _DDC7500” flickr photo by Abode of Chaos https://flickr.com/photos/home_of_chaos/3928480465 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Construction begins on the Library of Alexandria, perhaps the largest and most significant library of the ancient world: Wikimedia, Library of Alexandria (sepia), CC BY-SA 4.0
Corded Ware cultures thrives in Europe: By File:Corded Ware culture.png : User:Dbachmann (2005)File:Europe laea location map.svg : User:Alexrk2derivative work : User:Sir Henry – File:Corded Ware culture.pngFile:Europe laea location map.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26206705
Cyrus the Great founds the Achamenid Persian Empire: “soldiers” flickr photo by Kiavash https://flickr.com/photos/shot/240074935 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Early humans discover and settle Micronesia: By TUBS – Own workThis W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Adobe Illustrator.This file was uploaded with Commonist.This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this: Indonesia on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg (by TUBS).This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this: Australia in Oceania (Ashmore and Cartier Islands special) (small islands magnified) (-mini map -rivers).svg (by TUBS)., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15318996
The First Babylonian dynasty comes to power in ancient Mesopotamia: By Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg: Sémhurderivative work: Zunkir (talk) – Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11633183
The first city-states in modern-day Myanmar emerge: By Hybernator – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17324638
The first Scythian kingdom comes to power in Central Eurasia: By Antiquistik – Own work based on:Barnett, R. D. (1991) “Urartu” in The Cambridge Ancient History, 3.1, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 314–371 ISBN: 978-1-139-05428-7.Batty, Roger (2007) Rome and the Nomads: The Pontic-Danubian Realm in Antiquity, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 204−214 ISBN: 978-0-198-14936-1.Brinkman (1991) “Babylonia in the Shadow of Assyria” in The Cambridge Ancient History, 3.2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1−70 ISBN: 978-1-139-05429-4.Diakonoff, I. M. (1985) “Media” in Gershevitch, Ilya , ed. The Cambridge History of Iran: Volume, 2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-0-521-20091-2.Grayson, A. K. (1991) “Assyria: Sennacherib and Esarhaddon” in The Cambridge Ancient History, 3.2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 103–141 ISBN: 978-1-139-05429-4.Grousset, René (1970) The Empire of the Steppes, Rutgers University Press ISBN: 0-8135-1304-9.Harmatta, János (1996) “The Scythians” in History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D., 3, UNESCO, pp. 181–182 ISBN: 923102812X.Hawkins, J. D. (1991) “The Neo-Hittite States in Syria and Anatolia” in The Cambridge Ancient History, 3, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 372−441 ISBN: 978-1-139-05428-7.Ivantchik, Askold (1993) (in French) Les Cimmériens au Proche-Orient, Fribourg, Switzerland; Göttingen, Germany: Editions Universitaires (Switzerland); Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Germany) ISBN: 978-3-727-80876-0.Ivantchik, Askold (2018). Scythians. Encyclopædia Iranica.Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2000) “Remarks on the Presence of Iranian Peoples in Europe and Their Asiatic Relations” in Collectanea Celto-Asiatica Cracoviensia, Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka, pp. 101–140 ISBN: 978-8-371-88337-8.Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2000) “The Cimmerian Problem Re-Examined: the Evidence of the Classical Sources” in Collectanea Celto-Asiatica Cracoviensia, Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka, pp. 71−99 ISBN: 978-8-371-88337-8.Phillips, E. D. (1972). “The Scythian Domination in Western Asia: Its Record in History, Scripture and Archaeology”. World Archaeology 4 (2): 129–138. DOI:10.1080/00438243.1972.9979527.Spalinger, Anthony J. (1978). “The Date of the Death of Gyges and Its Historical Implications”. Journal of the American Oriental Society 98 (4): 400–409. DOI:10.2307/599752.Spalinger, Anthony (1978). “Psammetichus, King of Egypt: II”. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 15: 49–57. DOI:10.2307/40000130.”The Scythians” in (1991) The Cambridge Ancient History, 3.2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 547–590 ISBN: 978-1-139-05429-4.Tokhtas’ev, Sergei R. (1991). Cimmerians. Encyclopædia Iranica.Vaggione, Richard P. (1973). “Over All Asia? The Extent of the Scythian Domination in Herodotus”. Journal of Biblical Literature 92 (4): 523-530. DOI:10.2307/3263121.Young, T. Cuyler (1988) “The early history of the Medes and the Persians and the Achaemenid empire to the death of Cambyses” in The Cambridge Ancient History, 4, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1–52 ISBN: 978-0-521-22804-6.Background from [1], CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122424291
The first settlement at Baalbek is founded in modern-day Lebanon: “Baalbek, Lebanon” flickr photo by Francisco Antunes https://flickr.com/photos/vilavelosa/6539477089 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The Great Migrations sweeps across Europe: By User:MapMaster – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1234669
Hammurabi establishes his code of conduct, one of the first known examples of law and order: “Hammurabi” flickr photo by Gabriele Barni https://flickr.com/photos/scruch/4245370037 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Hanno the Navigator of Carthage explores the coasts of West Africa: By Bourrichon – An English translation of Bourrichon’s French map on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62895740
The Hippocratic Oath is used for the first time: By https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/0d/0e/e9d3d979e732af7f22a1b41d1110.jpgGallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0034090.html, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36062899
Hittites in modern-day Turkey develop iron smelting process, launching the Iron Age: “like a volcano” flickr photo by hans s https://flickr.com/photos/archeon/5084160441 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Homer composes epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey: By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105002189
The Hồng Bàng dynasty flourishes in modern-day Vietnam: CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3841488
Humans from the Adronovo culture of the central Eurasian steppe invent the chariot (~2,000 B.C. ???): “Chariot at Rest” flickr photo by mikecogh https://flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/5918127181 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Humans in ancient China invent lacquer: By This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58752728
Humans of ancient Britain construct Avebury: By Diliff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33014322
Humans of ancient Greece invent the crane: By Qualle – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=129600
Humans of ancient Sumer invent belt wrestling: By Mohsen1248 – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30201906
Humans of the Dorset culture settle on modern-day Greenland: By Noahedits – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87251021
The Hunnic Empire rises to power in Eastern Europe: By Slovenski Volk – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17966815
Jainism emerges in the Indian sub-continent: By Original: Mpanchratan Vector: Chainwit. – This file was derived from: Jain Prateek Chihna.jpg:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19023584
Jade culture thrives in modern-day Philippines: By Chaoborus – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38939711
Jin City, known now as Beijing, is established as a city: By Pixelflake – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19989908
“Kesh Temple Hymn” – oldest known text – is written in Sumeria: “Cuneiform” flickr photo by Kurt Thomas Hunt https://flickr.com/photos/watertownsurfer/3448552280 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Kalina culture emerges in South America: By –Kimdime69 17:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC) – Data: CarteI Ethnies Amérindiennes de la grande Amazonie (L.Vemt) [1] map: Image:South america.svg from CIA World Factbook translated in french by Moyogo, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1431651
Kerma culture flourishes in modern-day Sudan: By Lassi – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3152640
K’inich Yax K’uk Mo founds Copán dynasty: By Adalberto Hernandez Vega from Copan Ruinas, Honduras – Copan Ruinas, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9644073
Kombucha, known as “the Tea of Immortality” is invented, perhaps in modern-day China: John Alan Elson (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kombuchacultsm.jpg), „Kombuchacultsm“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Kubaba of Sumeria becomes humanity’s first female ruler: “KUBABA” flickr photo by Nurettin Mert Aydın https://flickr.com/photos/nurettin/4652567163 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Laozi writes the Tao Te Ching: “L’Empereur Jaune _DDC7500” flickr photo by Abode of Chaos https://flickr.com/photos/home_of_chaos/3928480465 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The Licchavi Kingdom flourishes in modern-day Nepal: By Clemensmarabu – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9023848
Longshan culture emerges in modern-day China: Kanguole (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longshan_map.svg), „Longshan map“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Liu Beng founds the Han Dynasty in China: By SY – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60814987
Lucius Sextius Lateranus becomes the first plebeian consul of Rome: By Ssolbergj – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2992630
Lusatian culture thrives in modern-day Poland and central Europe: By Palkin – Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2164980
Masinissa founds the kingdom of Numidia: By Cattette – Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=102614031
The Medes people of ancient Iran come together to form the Median Kingdom: By Cattette – Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123308592
The Mehrgarh Culture flourishes in modern-day Pakistan: mhtoori (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Well_at_Mehrgarh_Archaeological_site_Dhadar.jpg), „Well at Mehrgarh Archaeological site Dhadar“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Minoan culture begins in Crete: By Jebulon – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99294843
The Moche civilization flourishes in modern-day Peru: By QQuantum – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67353927
Modu Chanyu founds the Xiongnu Empire in modern-day Mongolia: By Map created from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain. Koba-chan – This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113601569
The Nazca people begin construction of the Nazca Lines in Peru: By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42787825
Nok culture flourishes in modern-day Nigeria: By NordNordWest – Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Heidelberg, Heft Juli 2008, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4757677
Oldest known song, “Hurrian Hymn No. 6”, composed in Ancient Sumeria: “Le Jour ni l’Heure 4604 : Paestum, Campanie, musée, tombe du Plongeur, c. 480 av. J.-C., paroi latérale, le musicien à l’œuf, vendredi 4 mars 2016, 17:30:36” flickr photo by Renaud Camus https://flickr.com/photos/renaud-camus/28227009026 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The Olmec civilization begins to flourish in modern-day Mexico: By Maribel Ponce Ixba (frida27ponce) – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1724256
The Pandya dynasty begins in South India: By Pandya territories.png: Venu62India rivers and lakes map-es.svg: Rowanwindwhistlerderivative work: Rowanwindwhistler (talk) – Pandya territories.pngIndia rivers and lakes map-es.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46392821
People of the Shang Dynasty begin using oracle bones for divination: By User Herr Klugbeisser on de.wikipediaGeschossen von im Shanghai-Museum, Januar 2004Created and published under the GFDL by User Herr KlugbeisserOriginally from de.wikipedia; description page is (was) here18:41, 2. Mai 2004 Herr Klugbeisser 800 x 800 (91585 Byte) (Orakelknochen), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38023
The Phoenicians found the city of Carthage in modern-day Tunisia: By damian entwistle – originally posted to Flickr as tunis carthage museum representation of city, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9049084
Plato publishes The Republic, a remarkable meditation on justice and the just society: “The Republic of Plato” flickr photo by chefranden https://flickr.com/photos/chefranden/4403149046 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Ptolemy publishes Geography, revolutionizing cartography: “Ptolemy World Map” flickr photo by [email protected] https://flickr.com/photos/takapprs_flickr/4759921520 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Qin Dynasty unites China for the first time: By Zossolino – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48964317
Sargon the Great forms the world’s first empire in Mesopotamia, the Akkadian Empire: By ALFGRN – This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90062589
The Saka peoples thrive in the Eurasian Steppe: By A.Davey – This file has been extracted from another file: Xerxes detail three types of Sakas.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73736002
The Sami People emerge in modern-day Norway: By Jeltz – Based on demisions and colours from https://www.samediggi.no/artikkel.asp?AId=166, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=491498
The Sasanian Empire flourishes in modern-day Iran: By Original file by Ro4444, edited by me – Based on several sources, including the Middle Persian geographical text Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94837349
Skara Brae settlement flourishes in Scotland: By John Burka, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=513393
The Slab Grave culture flourishes in modern-day Mongolia: By Khiruge – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36344901
Stone architecture arises in the Copán River valley in modern-day Honduras for the first time: By Madman2001 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3630979
Sun Tzu writes the Art of War: By vlasta2, bluefootedbooby on flickr.com – , CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1616393
The Taruma Kingdom is established in West Java in modern-day Indonesia: By Gunawan Kartapranata – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19049623
The Temple of Artemis as Ephesus is completed: By Ronan Reinart – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22524400
The Thamud civilization emerges on the Arabian peninsula: By MWahaiibii – Own work, based onArabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam By Robert G. Hoyland, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91835737
Thule culture emerges in the Arctic: By Timkal – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19171183
Ubaid culture thrives in ancient Mesopotamia: By Jolle – This file was derived from: Jarmo to Ubaid 7000-4500.jpg, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78287238
Urnfield culture begins to thrive in central Europe: “Bronze cuirasses from Marmesse in France, 9th century BC.” By No machine-readable author provided. Calame assumed (based on copyright claims). – Musée d’Archéologie Nationale de France, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=353310
The Yajurveda, one of the four Vedas of the Hindu tradition, is completed: By Ms Sarah Welch – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73840606
The Vanga Kingdom comes to power in modern-day India and Bangladesh: By Avantiputra7 – Own work by Avantiputra7; see references section for used material, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33202411
Virgil composes epic poem The Aeneid: “Laocoon” flickr photo by Bradley N. Weber https://flickr.com/photos/41294655@N00/36343931132 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Zapotec culture flourishes in modern-day Mexico: Mauriciosalinasmoreno (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zona_Arqueológica_Mitla_10.JPG), „Zona Arqueológica Mitla 10“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Zhang Heng invents the seisometer: en:user: Kowloonese (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EastHanSeismograph.JPG), „EastHanSeismograph“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
The Zhou Dynasty rises to power in China: By Philg88 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12118321
Zoroastrianism -perhaps the world’s first monotheistic religion – emerges in modern-day Iran: The original uploader was Ploxhoi at English Wikipedia. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg), „Faravahar“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

Post-classical era (500 – 1500 C.E.)

The Abbasid Caliphate begins in the Islamic world: By Cattette – This PNG graphic was created with Adobe Illustrator., CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101295519
Arab traders begin trading coco de mer nuts from Seychelles: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=237434
The Awori people found Lagos in modern-day Nigeria: By Dr. Blofeld – OpenStreetMap, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11990912
Bi Sheng of China’s Song Dynasty invents movable type: By 三猎 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50981683
Celtic mythology compiled in The Mabinogion: By 1-Jesus College, Oxford, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107630306
Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor: By Jean Fouquet – Hand-coloured print by Antoine Vérard. Archivo Iconografico, S.A./CORBIS-BETTMANN. Source information from Bridgeman[https://www.prints-online.com/fouquet-jean-1420-1481-grandes-chroniques-8281629.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=263647
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas: “Cristobal Colon, aka Christopher Columbus: four voyages over some 12 years” flickr photo by trudeau https://flickr.com/photos/robert_trudeau/7968102214 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license:
The city of Samarkand is founded in modern-day Uzbekistan: By Akhemen – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88120931
Construction begins at the Grand Ball Court of Chichen Itza: By Kåre Thor Olsen – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=139645
Dagomba culture emerges in modern-day northern Ghana: By Sathyan Velumani – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21385090
The Early East Slavs settle in modern-day western Russia: By SeikoEn – Own work – Other example of similar map: http://izbornyk.org.ua/litop/map_viii_ix.htm, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11299051
The First Bulgarian Empire comes to power: By The original uploader was Hxseek at English Wikipedia. – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11049382
The first settlement appears at the site of modern-day Moscow: By Apollinary Vasnetsov – www.kpnemo.ws, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4660044
First version of the Quran is written: By sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi – , CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44411634
Genghis Khan establishes the Mongol code of ethics, the Yassa: “Genghis Khan: The Exhibition” flickr photo by williamcho https://flickr.com/photos/adforce1/5465078899 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of modern-day Xian, China is completed: Alex Kwok (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Wild_Goose_Pagoda.jpg), „Giant Wild Goose Pagoda“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
Gersonides invents the Jacob’s staff: By Museo Galileo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50077161
The Goryeo Kingdom unites much of the Korean Peninsula: By Samhanin – Own work, referenced the flag in the War memorial of Korea., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46722914
Guaraní culture emerges in modern-day Paraguay: By FrankOWeaver – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30242932
The Hanseatic League is formed, marking a new period of trade and economic development in Europe: Droysen/Andrée (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ausbreitung_der_Hanse_um_das_Jahr_1400-Droysens_28.jpg), „Ausbreitung der Hanse um das Jahr 1400-Droysens 28“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
The Heian period begins in modern-day Japan: By Imperial court in Kyoto – Genji Monogatari Emaki published by the Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya, Japan, 1937., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=451411
Ibn Khaldun publishes Muqaddimah, laying critical foundations for history, sociology, economics, and more: By Imam Khairul Annas – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28494852
Initial construction of Grand Canal in China is completed: By Groverlynn – Own work using:Brook (1998), 50., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51142376
The Jagiellonian dynasty comes to power in central Europe: By Tomáš Vokatý – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18252202
The Jolof Empire comes to power in modern-day Senegal: By Mikima – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29183600
The Khmer Empire comes to power in modern-day Cambodia: By Blackcat – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50871762
The Kingdom of Benin flourishes in modern-day Benin: By Interchange88 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24396957
The Kingdom of Hungary comes into power in Central Europe: By Oppashi – Own workThis vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Coa Hungary Country History Bela III (1172-1196).svg (by Madboy74)., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52463187
The Kalingga Kingdom flourishes in central Java: By Gunawan Kartapranata – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24913146
The Kingdom of Mapungubwe thrives in modern-day South Africa: By Laura SA, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2182725
The Kingdom of Nri emerges in modern-day Nigeria: By Ukabia (talk) – wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4625209
The Lý dynasty flourishes in modern-day Vietnam: By TRMC – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37499990
The Majapahit Empire flourishes on Java: By Gunawan Kartapranata – Own work by uploader, see #References for references used creating the map., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7526487
The Mali Empire comes into power in West Africa: “Africa – Mali Empire Map” flickr photo by History Maps https://flickr.com/photos/136041510@N05/29111422595 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
Marajoara culture flourishes at the mouth of the Amazon: By Dornicke – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43455290
Marco Polo publishes his tales of his journey to China: By SY – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65935594
The Maya civilization thrives in modern-day Belize: By Ian Mackenzie from Ottawa, Canada – Xunantunich, Belize, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7934136
Merchant guilds begin to form across Europe: WyrdLight.com (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Windsorguildhall.jpg), „Windsorguildhall“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
The Mexica people found Tenochtitlan: By Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China – Painting of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco on Lake Texcoco, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108790696
Michelangelo begins painting frescoes on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: “Sistine Chapel” flickr photo by Lisa Cancade https://flickr.com/photos/lisacancadehackett/8641386821 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Migrating Bantu peoples establish the Maravi Confederacy in modern-day Malawi: By Africa_map_blank.svg: Eric Gaba (Sting – fr:Sting)derivative work: moyogo (talk) – Africa_map_blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8345875
The Mongpa people build a kingdom in modern-day Bhutan: By AshLin – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19050931
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī publishes The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing: Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bodleian_MS._Huntington_214_roll332_frame36.jpg), „Bodleian MS. Huntington 214 roll332 frame36“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Muhammad is born in Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia: By Morgan Phoenix – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11703943
The Nabhani dynasty comes to power in Oman: By Francisco Anzola – Flickr: Bahla Fort, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26938919
Oghuz Turks found the Oguz Yabgu State in modern-day Kazakhstan: By Оғыздаласы.png: Adaykzderivative work: Barefact (talk) – Оғыздаласы.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15155312
The Ottoman Empire begins in modern-day Turkey: By Chamboz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89899000
The panemone windmill is invented, perhaps in Persia: By MorvaridiMeraj – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73206407
The Qieyun, a historic Chinese rime dictionary, is written and published by Lu Fayan: By Kanguole – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35194843
The Sui Dynasty begins in China: By Ian Kiu – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3082893
Samurai warriors rise to power in Japan: “Samurai” flickr photo by Lorianne DiSabato https://flickr.com/photos/zenmama/8692060319 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
The settlement of Vijayapura flourishes on Borneo: “The beautiful Gol Gumbuz at Bijapur (#Vijayapura) in North Karnataka. — #Karnataka” flickr photo by Pushkar V https://flickr.com/photos/pushkarv/28560910864 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Sejong the Great creates the Korean alphabet: By metalslick – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63996191
The Song Dynasty begins in modern-day China: By China – Song Dynasty – cs.svg: User:Mozzanderivative work: Kanguole – China 11a.jpg: User:LiDaobing based on Tan Qixiang (ed.), Zhongguo lishi ditu (中国历史地图集; 1982)China – Song Dynasty – cs.svg: User:Mozzan, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39938105
The Songhai Empire rises to power in the western Sahel: By KarnRedsun – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7860740
Táin Bó Cúailnge is composed in Ireland: By William Murphy – https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3741027408/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95619706
The Taíno people settle Cuba: By Michal Zalewski – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1025594
Three city-states combine to form Aztec Triple Alliance, consolidating power in Mesoamerica: “View from Pyramid of the Moon, Tenochtitlan” flickr photo by MollySVH https://flickr.com/photos/18472724@N00/33654513811 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The town of Punakha is founded in modern-day Bhutan: By The original uploader was Technopilgrim at English Wikipedia. – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2526989
The University of Al-Karaouine, founded by a Muslim woman, becomes the world’s first university: By Abdel Hassouni – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61468974
The Wari culture flourishes in modern-day Peru: By I, AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6083840
Urnfield culture begins to thrive in central Europe: “Late Bronze Age swords, c. 10th century BC. Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History, Switzerland.” By Sailko – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34029264
Vaishali in India becomes world’s first republic: By Avantiputra7 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33202412
Wu Zetian becomes first female emperor of China: “A Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian” By Unknown author – Image taken from An 18th century album of portraits of 86 emperors of China, with Chinese historical notes. Originally published/produced in China, 18th century. (British Library, Shelfmark Or. 2231), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2527964

Modernity (1500 – 1945 C.E.)

Abraham Lincoln delivers Emancipation Proclamation, freeing American slaves: “Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC” flickr photo by samirluther https://flickr.com/photos/samirluther/525361123 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
Abram Hoffer, Humphrey Osmond, and others pioneer the field of psychedlic therapy: By Matthew W. Johnson – Photo was taken by Matthew W. Johnson and emailed to the owners of Erowid.org upon personal request, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17820236
Adam Smith publishes “The Wealth of Nations” driving the rise of capitalism: “Wealth of nations” flickr photo by pittaya https://flickr.com/photos/pittaya/2877756617 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
After decades of protect, American women win the right vote: “Women’s suffragists parade in New York City in 1917” By Unknown author – The New York Times photo archive, via their online store, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2948583.
The Alash Orda set up an independent national government in modern-day Kazakhstan: By Kazman321 – https://www.caravan.kz/news/kakoe-vliyanie-okazala-turkestanskaya-avtonomiya-na-stanovlenie-nezavisimogo-kazakhstana-nashikh-dnejj-istorik-505635/http://bibliotekar.kz/istoriki-kazahstana-za-9-klass-nachalo-x/2-alashskaja-avtonomija.html, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104663365
Albert Schatz of Rutgers University isolates the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, streptomycin: By Department of Pathology, Calicut Medical college – Calicut Medical College, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36222495
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, launching the age of antiobiotics: “starburst” flickr photo by psyberartist https://flickr.com/photos/psyberartist/3858439322 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observes microorganisms, perhaps for the first time in history: “Bacteria” flickr photo by kaibara87 https://flickr.com/photos/kaibara/2234750993 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The automobile is invented in France and Germany: “Old Timey” flickr photo by NiePhotography https://flickr.com/photos/niephotography/16239528796 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Bengali Renaissance thrives in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent: By India Post, Government of India – [1] [2], GODL-India, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75172525
The Betsileo kingdoms emerge in Madagascar: By Bernard Gagnon – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3686601
British physician Edward Jenner develops first-ever successful vaccine: By https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/63/06/f922c4b86c952df78a555cd9eba8.jpgGallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0023503.htmlWellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-29): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jpsdbu7d CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36560529
Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber, perhaps China’s greatest novel, is published: “Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber” flickr photo by https://klarititemplateshop.com/ https://flickr.com/photos/ivanwalsh/4139331341 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony unite to form the Union of South Africa: By South_Africa_Flag_1910-1912.svg: Fornaxderivative work: Suzuki Auto – This file was derived from: Red Ensign of South Africa 1910-1912.svg:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29949792
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of Species, outlining theory of evolution and natural selection: By Sakar.solanki – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23692756
DuPont invents nylon, the world’s first commercially viable synthetic textile: By Michael Ströck (mstroeck) at en.wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3547302
Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity, proposing new concepts of space and time: “Eclipsing Pulsar Promises Clues to Crushed Matter” flickr photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video https://flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4901241763 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license, cropping by Peter Schulte
The Emirate of Diriyah, the first Saudi state, is founded: By DavidFirst – https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Saudi_Arabia.htm#Nejdhttp://www.vexilla-mundi.com/saudi_arabia_history_nejd.htmlhttp://www.rbvex.it/asiapag/neged.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100965819
English settlers found St. John’s in modern-day Antigua and Barbuda: By This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwadeThis image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first. – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18761866
The First Geneva Convention is signed by 12 nations: By Kevin Quinn, Ohio, US – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=359407
Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolate insulin for the first time: Image courtesy of Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Frederick Douglass publishes his memoir Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: “Frederick Douglass Circle” flickr photo by rbs10025 https://flickr.com/photos/rbs10025/4844697797 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch invent the Haber-Bosch Process allowing for mass-scale production of ammonia-based fertilizer: By © BASF; BASF-Negativnummer 1795-alt, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74097272
Four great Anhui troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing for first time: By 江上清风1961, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60633634
Fyodor Dostoevsky publishes Crime & Punishment: “Dostoevsky” flickr photo by bloomsday616 https://flickr.com/photos/bloomsday616/50572225 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Galileo Galilei makes key observations of physics and astronomy, laying the foundation for modern science: “”Galileo Galilei”” flickr photo by Biblioteca Rector Machado y Nuñez https://flickr.com/photos/fdctsevilla/3968863200 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Hermann Melville publishes Moby-Dick: “Moby Dick” flickr photo by skelet0njones https://flickr.com/photos/maljones/5656462880 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
Hobbes publishes Leviathan, a seminal philosophical text: “Leviathan” flickr photo by tolworthy https://flickr.com/photos/66351465@N00/13888108157 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Honduras declares independence from Spain: By Huhsunqu – This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape ., CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=598888
Ibn Khaldun publishes Muqaddimah, laying critical foundations for history, sociology, economics, and more: Sopianwar, Abu ibnu musa alkhowarizm, Cropping by Peter Schulte, CC BY-SA 4.0
James Joyce’s iconic modernist novel Ulysses published: By Geoffrey Barker – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114486259
James Watts invents the steam engine: “5029 Nunney Castle In Sunny Shropshire” flickr photo by ARG_Flickr https://flickr.com/photos/arg_flickr/16373751128 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Johannes Kepler publishes his three laws of planetary motion: “Kepler planet discovery” flickr photo by NASAblueshift https://flickr.com/photos/nasablueshift/5426065190 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
John Deere invents the first commercially successful steel plow: By Sheila1988 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75791288
John Napier publicly propounds the method of logarithms: By Richard F. Lyon – made myself, alt version of Logarithm plots.svg with better text, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13257335
Jonas Salk develops vaccine for deadly Polio virus: By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F025952-0015 / Gathmann, Jens / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5453575
Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto: “Marx in Winter” flickr photo by fhwrdh https://flickr.com/photos/fhwrdh/3114731507 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The Kingdom of Dahomey flourishes in modern-day Benin: By Pymouss – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26156523
Macau enters its golden age: By The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038538
The Mau movement pushes for Samoa’s independence: By Alfred John Tattersall – https://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=5981&l=mi, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9465368
Robert Hooke discovers cells: “Bone Cells” flickr photo by liverpoolhls https://flickr.com/photos/liverpoolhls/10835380615 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Samuel Bentham invents plywood: By Bystander – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5863782
The Spanish Golden Age begins: By Xauxa Håkan Svensson – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1597402
Thomas Paine publishes Rights of Man: “Thomas Paine statue” flickr photo by Matt From London https://flickr.com/photos/londonmatt/34251741494 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The Treaty of Córdoba makes Mexico legally independent: By Jaontiveros – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10000924
Vincent Van Gogh paints “The Starry Night”: “Van Gogh – Starry Night” By Vincent van Gogh – bgEuwDxel93-Pg at Google Arts & Culture, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25498286
Wilhelm Schickard invents the mechanical calculator: By Ezrdr – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21954723
William Cullen invents the first artificial refrigeration machine: “A painting of William Cullen” By Unknown author – http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/image/?id=UGSP00091, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15921353
William Sturgeon invents the electromagnet: “Sturgeon’s electromagnet, 1824” By William Sturgeon – Downloaded August 9, 2008 from Joseph Henry’s contributions to the Electromagnet, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 46,761-D, where it is credited to Sturgeon, W. (1824) ‘Improved Electro Magnetic Apparatus’, Trans. Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Vol.43, Plate 3, fig.13., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4530107
The world’s first underground railway, the London Underground, opens: By Samuel J. Hodson (Jackson, Alan (1986) London’s Metropolitan Railway, David & Charles ISBN: 0-7153-8839-8. )Hodson, Samuel John, born 1831 – died 1908 V&A Collections accessed 20 May 2012 – File:Baker Street Station Chromolithograph.jpg, cropped, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23339378
Zacharias and Hans Jansen invent the compound microscope: “”Microscópios”.” flickr photo by Biblioteca Rector Machado y Nuñez https://flickr.com/photos/fdctsevilla/8022652608 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Post-modern era (1945 – 2016 C.E.)

12 nations sign the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty: By Oficina de Coordinación UNASUR – Own work, based on official emblem provided by UNASUR., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10378949
17,000 workers go on strike in Poland, marking the beginning of the Solidarity movement: By Krugerr – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11216217
Activists bring down the Berlin Wall: “Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989” flickr photo by gavinandrewstewart https://flickr.com/photos/gavinandrewstewart/93221855 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The African Union is founded by 55 member states: By https://au.int/ – https://au.int/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11965284
Agreement entitles river in New Zealand to legal identity for first time: “Whanganui River” flickr photo by Jason Pratt https://flickr.com/photos/jasonpratt/5394284991 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Aung San Suu Kyi forms Myanmar’s National League for Democracy to combat dictatorship and promote democracy: By Washiucho – Own work, based on Image:National League for Democracy flag.png, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5254085
Banksy creates “Girl with Balloon” mural in London: By Dominic Robinson from Bristol, UK – Banksy Girl and Heart Balloon, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73570221
Barack Obama elected as United States’ first black president: “Inauguration_obama” flickr photo by esther1616 https://flickr.com/photos/47730426@N04/4372492471 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Chuck Hull invents stereolithography: “Formlabs_Form2_Bild01_5184x2912” flickr photo by Creative Tools https://flickr.com/photos/creative_tools/23871816793 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Construction begins on the Very Large Array in New Mexico: user:Hajor (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg), „USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
France says new roofs must be covered in plants or solar panels: “Solar Panel” flickr photo by Marufish https://flickr.com/photos/marufish/8341383042 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Human Genome Project is completed: “DNA Double Helix with Data” flickr photo by NHGRI Image Gallery https://flickr.com/photos/genomegov/27862777945 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Iceland’s Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes the world’s first-ever democratically elected female head of state: By Rob Croes for Anefo – Nationaal Archief 933-4299 (cropped), CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28101734
India’s Cochin International becomes world’s first fully solar-powered airport: Ajaykumarkappukuttan001 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cochin International Airport Limited.jpg), „Cochin International Airport Limited“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
Iranians launch Persian Spring protests: By Hamed Saber – originally posted to Flickr as 6th Day – Green Condolence, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7088724
John Lennon releases his seminal ode for humanity, “Imagine”: “Imagine” flickr photo by FlickrdeChato https://flickr.com/photos/galeriadechato/13303553293 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and highest-energy particle collider, goes live in Switzerland: By Maximilien Brice (CERN) – CERN Document Server, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29068933
Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, one of the highest selling albums of all time: “michael jackson- thriller” flickr photo by cdrummbks https://flickr.com/photos/cdrummbks/8423749575 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika began the end of the Cold War: “USSR” flickr photo by Sarah Leo https://flickr.com/photos/misssarahleo/6300112704 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, is inaugurated: By Paul Weinberg – direct donation from Author14 October 2009, 19:07:42 (original upload date), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26754876
Oakland passes resolution in support of worker cooperatives: “Oakland Tribune Tower” flickr photo by Hitchster https://flickr.com/photos/hitchster/3179103924 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
The people of Malawi vote overwhelmingly in favour of multi-party democracy: By Hansueli KrapfThis file was uploaded with Commonist. – Own work: Hansueli Krapf (User Simisa (talk · contribs)), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12619943
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, helping launch the environmental movement: “silent spring” flickr photo by frankh https://flickr.com/photos/f-r-a-n-k/1052301914 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Ray Tomlinson sends the world’s first ever email, to himself: AlexanderVanLoon (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evolution_36_mail.png), „Evolution 36 mail“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
San Francisco bans sale of plastic water bottles on city property: “bags” flickr photo by velkr0 https://flickr.com/photos/velkr0/428681674 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
South Africa adopts a new constitution, abolishing apartheid: “Apartheid Simulacra” flickr photo by Raymond June https://flickr.com/photos/raymondjune/5207519174 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
USSR launches Mir Space Station: “Approach view of the Mir Space Station viewed from Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-89 rendezvous.” By NASA – https://archive.org/details/STS089-340-035, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18427023
The Velvet Revolution leads to the end of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia: By ŠJů (cs:ŠJů) – This file is an electronic scan of a film (photochemical) photograph made by ŠJů.film No.: 159, picture No.: 30camera: Vilia, film type: Foto 64 (Svema), scanner: scanned from a negative by Foto-graf, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14684941
Voyager 1 becomes first human-made object to leave solar system: By Tomruen – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64544828
Zambia gains independence from the United Kingdom: “Flag of Zambia”, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=401886

Tomorrow (2024 C.E. – ???)

Brazil officially recognizes and protects all Indigenous territories: By Foto: Valter Campanato/ABr – Agência Brasil [1], CC BY 3.0 br, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3244323
The International Court of Justice issues advisory opinion catalyzing climate action from national governments around the world: By Velvet – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43026224

Teal Pages

Brené Brown: By BBeargTeam – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64926528
Dr. Gabor Maté: By Gabor Gastonyi – Clare Day, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104035206
Eckhart Tolle: Photo courtesy of eckharttolle.com
The Flipiflopi Project: Photo courtesy of The Flipiflopi Project
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky: Photo courtesy of Trauma Stewardship Institute
Malala Yousafzai: DFID – UK Department for International Development (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malala_Yousafzai-_Education_for_girls_(22419395331).jpg), „Malala Yousafzai- Education for girls (22419395331)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Muhammad Yunus: By University of Salford Press Office – Professor Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Summit, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74918179
Ron Finley: Photo courtesy of ronfinley.com
Stacey Abrams: Photo courtesy of staceyabrams.com
Thich Naht Hahn: By Duc (pixiduc) from Paris, France. – Thich Nhat Hanh Marche meditative 06, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19478461
Winona LaDuke: By KODX Seattle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYp5Oj2FNQ, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=120907131

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Prehistory (250,000 – 10,000 B.C.E.)

Agricultural revolution (10,000 – 3,000 B.C.E.)

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Tomorrow (2024 C.E. – ???)

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