Top 10 most important events in History

#4 was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. The act itself was not historically very important or significant. It would have likely happened anyway with something else setting off the chain of events.

Pretty good list. But you left out:

1. The Scramble for Africa - European colonial powers arbitrarily partitioned Africa amongst themselves. Basis of current economic conditions for both continents

2. The Transatlantic Slave Trade - At least 12.5 million Africans shipped across the sea against their will. Other than the dehumanising aspects of slavery, they were also used to build a new empire, and superpower , in record time. There would be no all-powerful United States of America today without slavery.

3. The American Civil Rights Movement - A mere 50 years ago, in the 1960s, a certain section of the world’s population is forced, for the first time, to confront the fact that they’re not superior to other peoples solely based on the colour of their skin.

4. Kip Keino beats world record holder Jim Ryun at the Olympics in 1968. ? The entire distance running world is shaken to its core by the emergence of Kenya as a running superpower and adopt altitude training as a standard for the first time.

EngineerRunner wrote:

here are mine...all are discoveries

1. making fire

2. Inventing the wheel.

3. Agriculture

4. Writing

5. Forging Metal

6. Combustion

7. Drilling

8. Gun powder

9. Thermodynamics

10. Hydraulics

11. Air conditioning

12. Indoor plumbing

lmb wrote:

Battle of Tours.

Yes, for some reason people don't give Charles The Hammer Martel the respect he is due.

I don't think you know what the term "event" means.

Your question is phrased incorrectly if you are including huge swaths of time.

As people have noted, most of these are not events.

Woodstock was an event.

The discovery of the New World by Spain was a big event.

Even if it was already discovered by the indigenous people they called Indians and by the Vikings.

Columbus started a whole development of territory that eventually lead to the founding of the USA which is now the most influential country in the world.

Use of Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima: I agree with that

Sputnik I: the first satellite launched into orbit was a big event. Cell phones, satellite TV and radio. Communications came out of that.

EngineerRunner wrote:

here are mine...all are discoveries

1. making fire

2. Inventing the wheel.

3. Agriculture

4. Writing

5. Forging Metal

6. Combustion

7. Drilling

8. Gun powder

9. Thermodynamics

10. Hydraulics

Thanks for the mention!

Woodrow Wilson's Presidency, his rule affected the whole 20th century, for better or worse.

An event that doesn't get much attention is the release of Mosaic, the first graphical internet browser. The internet had been around for a while but it was limited to academics and scientists. I can remember navigating the internet using Unix commands.

Mosaic (which became Netscape) was aimed at non-technical users and paved the way for social media, online shopping, etc. It essentially changed the way we communicate and conduct business across the globe within just a few decades.

You forgot the Big Bang. Seems pretty important.

If you are talking about the top 10 EVENTS, you forgot about the final episode of MASH.

aoxomoxoa wrote:

You forgot the Big Bang. Seems pretty important.

That's pre-history, like many invalid events listed here. History began in about 3000 BC which is what the OP asked for

November 8 2016 was yuuuuge

The invention of writing must be significant since we're not allowed to consider anything as History until that happened.

DJT wrote:

November 8 2016 was yuuuuge

I agree.

We'll see how this turns out but I think years from now when we look back on that date it will be looked at as a big event.

America elects a scoundrel and he inserts a bunch of yes men and radicalizes a political party.

We may look back and be amazed out how we kept him in office for 4-8 years or more when he gets Ivanka elected in 2024 and she becomes a puppet president at his direction.

Haber-Bosch process

1 The Pill

2 - 10 Who cares

How do you know if it's time to wash the dishes and clean your house?… look inside your pants and if you find a penis in there, it's not time.

EZ10Miler wrote:

lmb wrote:

Battle of Tours.

Yes, for some reason people don't give Charles The Hammer Martel the respect he is due.

Probably because he was overshadowed by his grandson.

How can you imbeciles fail to mention Ned Flanders' momentus poop in an early season of Simpsons? It was prodigious and certainly as important as the items on these lists.