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September 6: The assassination of William McKinley ushered in office Vice President Theodore Roosevelt after McKinley's death on September 14. September 7: The Eight-Nation Alliance defeats the Boxer Rebellion, and imposes heavy financial penalties on China. December 10: First Nobel Prizes awarded.
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The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways....
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January 20: President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines is...
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- Key events of the 20th century
The 20th century was dominated by significant geopolitical events that reshaped the political and social structure of the globe: World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic, World War II and the Cold War.
The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
January 20: President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines is ousted in the Second EDSA Revolution. George W. Bush is inaugurated as President of the United States. January 26: An earthquake strikes Gujarat, India, on Republic Day, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths.
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Early modern period
1. For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events 2. For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events 3. For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century 4. For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century
Late modern period
1. For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century 2. For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century 2.1. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I 2.2. For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II
Contemporary period
1. For a timeline of events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the 20th century § 1945 1.1. Timeline of the Cold War 2. For a timeline of events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century 2.1. Timelines of the future
Langer, William. An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online freeMorris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) onlineNumber of countries protecting core LGBT-rights The following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) history in the 20th century. 1900s 1901 – On 8 June 1901, two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). To achieve it Elisa had to adopt a male identity: Mario Sánchez, as listed on the marriage ...
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The 20th century began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000. The 20th century saw two world wars and a Cold War, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the coming of the telephone, sound recording, movies and television, airplanes, atomic weapons, genetics and DNA, computers and electronics in general.
