1. In 467 BC, Mozi, the Chinese philosopher, was born.

2. In 155 BC, Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of Han, was born.

3. In 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou Dynasty after defeating King Zhou of Shang in the Battle of Muye.

4. In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang unified China and established the Qin Dynasty.

5. In 149 BC, the Third Punic War began as Rome declared war on Carthage.

6. In 30 BC, Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, committed suicide, and Egypt became a Roman province.

7. In 105 AD, Cai Lun improved papermaking technology in China, which had a huge impact on the spread of culture.

8. In 280 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Wu Dynasty, ending the Three Kingdoms period and unifying China.

9. In 313 AD, the Edict of Milan was issued by Emperor Constantine I, legalizing Christianity in the Roman Empire.

10. In 476 AD, Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed, marking the end of the Western Roman Empire.

11. In 622 AD, Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina, an event that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

12. In 711 AD, the Umayyad Caliphate's army invaded the Iberian Peninsula, starting the Islamic rule in the region.

13. In 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III, marking the beginning of the Carolingian Empire.

14. In 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny at Chenqiao Post, established the Song Dynasty, and ended the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China.

15. In 1066 AD, the Norman Conquest took place as William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy.

16. In 1206 AD, Genghis Khan was proclaimed the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, unifying the Mongol tribes.

17. In 1271 AD, Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in China, officially beginning the Yuan Dynasty's rule.

18. In 1347 AD, the Black Death began to spread in Europe, causing a large - scale epidemic that killed a significant portion of the European population.

19. In 1453 AD, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.

20. In 1492 AD, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain and discovered the Americas, opening a new era of European exploration.

21. In 1517 AD, Martin Luther posted the Ninety - Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, sparking the Protestant Reformation.

22. In 1588 AD, the Spanish Armada set sail against England, but was defeated by the English navy, which was a turning point in the power balance between Spain and England.

23. In 1600 AD, the British East India Company was established, which played a crucial role in the British colonial expansion in India.

24. In 1644 AD, Li Zicheng's rebel army captured Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty fell. Then the Manchu - led Qing Dynasty entered the Shanhai Pass and began to rule China.

25. In 1688 AD, the Glorious Revolution took place in England, which led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

26. In 1769 AD, James Watt patented the improved steam engine, which was a key invention of the Industrial Revolution.

27. In 1776 AD, the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted, announcing the independence of the 13 American colonies from British rule.

28. In 1789 AD, the French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille, which was a significant event in the history of France and had a profound impact on the development of Europe.

29. In 1804 AD, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French, establishing the First French Empire.

30. In 1815 AD, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, marking the end of his rule and the First French Empire.

31. In 1839 AD, Lin Zexu carried out the destruction of opium at Humen in China, which was an important event in the fight against the opium trade.

32. In 1840 AD, the First Opium War between China and Britain began, which was the beginning of China's modern history of being invaded by Western powers.

33. In 1851 AD, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement began in China, which was a large - scale peasant uprising.

34. In 1853 AD, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy arrived in Japan with a fleet, forcing Japan to open its doors to the outside world.

35. In 1861 AD, the American Civil War began, which was a major conflict over issues such as slavery and states' rights.

36. In 1868 AD, the Meiji Restoration began in Japan, marking the beginning of Japan's modernization process.

37. In 1871 AD, the German Empire was established after the unification of Germany under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.

38. In 1894 AD, the Sino - Japanese War began, which was a significant war that affected the power balance in East Asia.

39. In 1898 AD, the Hundred Days' Reform took place in China, an attempt at political reform.

40. In 1900 AD, the Boxer Rebellion in China reached its peak, and the Eight - Power Allied Forces invaded China.

41. In 1905 AD, the Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out, which was a significant event in the lead - up to the 1917 Russian Revolution.

42. In 1914 AD, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Hungary in Sarajevo triggered World War I.

43. In 1917 AD, the February Revolution in Russia overthrew the Romanov dynasty, and later the October Revolution established the world's first socialist country.

44. In 1918 AD, World War I ended with the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne.

45. In 1929 AD, the Wall Street Crash occurred, triggering the Great Depression that affected the global economy.

46. In 1933 AD, Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany, beginning the Nazi regime.

47. In 1939 AD, Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.

48. In 1941 AD, Germany invaded the Soviet Union, starting the Eastern Front of World War II.

49. In 1945 AD, the Yalta Conference was held, where the Allied leaders discussed the post - war world order.

50. In 1947 AD, the Truman Doctrine was announced, marking the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.