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- 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
- Zhang Heng invents the seisometer (132 A.D.):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
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- Shell becomes first energy company to link executive pay to carbon emissions: “Singapore retail” flickr photo by . Shell https://flickr.com/photos/royaldutchshell/5484874831 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- United Nations lifts sanctions on ‘Africa’s North Korea’, Eritrea: “post card from Eritrea” flickr photo by ctsnow https://flickr.com/photos/ctsnow/203962387 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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: “Taylor Swift” flickr photo by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer https://flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/6966830273 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- 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
- 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/got-little-free-library-envy-start-here/
- 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 James” flickr photo by Keith Allison https://flickr.com/photos/keithallison/15823062226 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) 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, http://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
- 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
- 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) license
- Boko Haram has been routed from the 24 local areas in Nigeria they used to administer: “More Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks” flickr photo by ssoosay https://flickr.com/photos/ssoosay/13954329516 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- California becomes first state to order solar on new homes: “Solar panels” flickr photo by wallheater https://flickr.com/photos/86835498@N00/15014808403 shared into the public domain using (PDM)
- 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
- Nine African cities commit to reaching zero carbon by 2050: Kwasiog (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Accra-Airport-City.jpg), „Accra-Airport-City“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- 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
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- 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
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger is suing big oil for climate change: “Zero 11” flickr photo by Zero Emission Resource Organisation https://flickr.com/photos/zero_org/6376900311 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Daniela Vega makes Oscars history as first openly transgender presenter: “Daniela Vega, actriz” flickr photo by Casa de América https://flickr.com/photos/casamerica/36512032594 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Nigeria to issue $400 million in green bonds: Photograph by Benji Robertson (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lagos_Island.jpg), „Lagos Island“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/legalcode
- Walmart raises minimum age for gun buyers to 21: “Walmart” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14895330005 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Baltimore council members calls for Maryland to pass $15 minimum wage: “Baltimore City” flickr photo by 3 Sons Productions https://flickr.com/photos/3sonsproductions/3863018470 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the U.S.’s largest sports retailers, will stop selling assault-style rifles and require gun buyers to be 21: “Dick’s Sporting Goods” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14842388083 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Ikea joins Big Clean Switch to offer 100% renewable energy tariff: “Ikea” flickr photo by Seth W. https://flickr.com/photos/sethw/1984050339 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Our systems aren’t broken: “Tadpoles” flickr photo by tarotastic https://flickr.com/photos/tjt195/11164483 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- 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
- Renewables overtake coal in European electricity supply: 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
- Queen of England bans plastic bottles and straws at royal estates: “Queen Elizabeth II at the University of Leicester” flickr photo by mrschnips https://flickr.com/photos/schnips/3083880707 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- UK 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
- Walgreens to make bathrooms at all 8100 stores transgender-inclusive: “walgreens” flickr photo by RTMUP https://flickr.com/photos/branderguard/35213765251 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Cleveland Indians will stop using Chief Wahoo logo on uniforms in 2019: “Chief Wahoo” flickr photo by EDrost88 https://flickr.com/photos/edrost88/14981764057 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- European Union votes to increase 2030 renewable energy goal to 35%: 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
- North Carolina Congressional map ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered: Steven Nass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_Steal_an_Election_-_Gerrymandering.svg)
- Pennsylvania court throws out state’s congressional map, ruling that gerrymandering violates constitution: Steven Nass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_Steal_an_Election_-_Gerrymandering.svg)
- Our systems aren’t broken: “Tadpoles” flickr photo by tarotastic https://flickr.com/photos/tjt195/11164483 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- 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
- UK 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: Omega Architects, http://omega-architects.com/en/news/687/dutch_to_build_fleet_of_eleven_full_electric_canal_barges
- 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
- Botswana court orders government to recognize transgender woman as female: “be not afraid, scott richard 2012” flickr photo by torbakhopper https://flickr.com/photos/gazeronly/26241477411 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- 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
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- Andrea Jenkins becomes the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S.: “be not afraid, scott richard 2012” flickr photo by torbakhopper https://flickr.com/photos/gazeronly/26241477411 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) 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
- In conflict with myself: “what to do ?” flickr photo by Mysi(new stream: www.flickr.com/photos/mysianne) https://flickr.com/photos/astromysicism/3041178313 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million to G5 Sahel force: “AMISOM & Somali National Army operation to capture Afgoye Corridor Day #2 14” flickr photo by AMISOM Public Information https://flickr.com/photos/au_unistphotostream/7300508014 shared into the public domain using (CC0)
- 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
- Witnessing a change moment: “” flickr photo by 1323 https://flickr.com/photos/1323/6886708606 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
- Bernie Sanders to introduce single-payer bill with major support in Senate: “Bernie & Jane Sanders” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/25826818705 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- 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
- Mars counters Trump’s climate stance with $1bn sustainability plan: “MANDM” flickr photo by Dominic Rooney https://flickr.com/photos/rooneydom/7298143350 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) 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: “Feeding center” flickr photo by rjones0856 https://flickr.com/photos/91829349@N00/3222724232 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Target to raise its minimum wage to $11 per hour, promising $15 by 2020: “At Target again!” flickr photo by cote https://flickr.com/photos/cote/4902896335 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
- UN brokers deal to end use of children in Nigeria’s battle with Boko Haram: “More Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks 3” flickr photo by ssoosay https://flickr.com/photos/ssoosay/13979209164 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 it’s 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
- The good news of haters: “Haters” flickr photo by Johnny Silvercloud https://flickr.com/photos/johnnysilvercloud/24011761923 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) 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
- Reimagining Progress: “Abstract” flickr photo by EuroSlice https://flickr.com/photos/104021946@N05/15436324094 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) 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
- Should Radiohead perform in Israel?: “Radiohead” flickr photo by angela n. https://flickr.com/photos/aon/2488538303 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
- Anti-austerity candidate Jeremy Corbyn claims U.K. election victory: ‘We changed the face of British politics’: “Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, UK” flickr photo by Chatham House, London https://flickr.com/photos/chathamhouse/34292338920 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- California and China have signed an agreement to develop clean energy technology: “Chinatown” flickr photo by Sylvain Leprovost https://flickr.com/photos/sylvainleprovost/2603627214 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- D.C. and Maryland sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath: “Donald Trump” flickr photo by cornstalker https://flickr.com/photos/cornstalker/24057965985 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- An experience in radical gratitude: “Wilting flower” flickr photo by quinn.anya https://flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/4321819822 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- ExxonMobil shareholders revolt to force climate action: “Exxon” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14932958035 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
- Minneapolis City Council approves $15 minimum wage: “Downtown Minneapolis” flickr photo by m01229 https://flickr.com/photos/39908901@N06/7816199456 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Leo Varadkar elected as Ireland’s first gay prime minister: “H.E. Leo Varadkar TD, Minister of Transport, Tourism & Sport, Ireland” flickr photo by World Travel & Tourism Council https://flickr.com/photos/worldtravelandtourismcouncil/13982593616 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Paraguay to pass renewable energy law this year: “donde todo empieza…” flickr photo by Leticia Chamorro https://flickr.com/photos/07anycolouryoulike/3968930935 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Polarization is underrated: “Battery” flickr photo by James Almond https://flickr.com/photos/jamesalmond/4591869543 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Proportion of female CEOs leading Forbes 500 companies at an all-time high: “An Evening with the Fortune 500, May 7, 2012” flickr photo by Fortune Live Media https://flickr.com/photos/fortunelivemedia/7171866560 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- Silicon Valley, not willing to wait, forges ahead on boosting minimum wage: “Silicon Valley from above” flickr photo by Nouhailler https://flickr.com/photos/patrick_nouhailler/8666949245 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Social justice startup Court Innovations nets over $1.8 mln: “My Trusty Gavel” flickr photo by steakpinball https://flickr.com/photos/60588258@N00/3293465641 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Supreme Court to hear potentially landmark case on partisan gerrymandering: “illinois-4th-district-map-gerrymandering” flickr photo by SBTL1 https://flickr.com/photos/147019916@N07/31965765784 shared into the public domain using (PDM)
- ‘Wonder Woman’ is Hollywood’s most progressive superhero movie yet: “Wonder Woman Deflecting Bullets” flickr photo by earldan https://flickr.com/photos/im_earl/28383665850 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- ‘The world cannot wait — and neither will we,’ 61 U.S. mayors pledge in support of Paris Agreement: Takver from Australia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Resist_Trump’s_agenda_-_Melbourne_-MarchforScience_on_-Earthday_(34078369501).jpg), „Resist Trump’s agenda – Melbourne -MarchforScience on -Earthday (34078369501)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
- YouTube introduces new measures to curb extremist video online: “Youtube logo” flickr photo by codenamecueball https://flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/2406468228 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
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- $890m EU package to help 79 developing nations combat climate change: Diliff (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:European_Parliament_Strasbourg_Hemicycle_-_Diliff.jpg), „European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle – Diliff“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Billionaire Bloomberg to fund $5m public health projects in 40 cities worldwide: “C40 Cities Committee Annual Conference, 3 Feb 2014” flickr photo by GovernmentZA https://flickr.com/photos/governmentza/12286363765 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- An explosion in San Sebastian: Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Sebastian_Bay_Panorama.jpg), „San Sebastian Bay Panorama“, Cropped by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Finland’s universal basic income trial for unemployed reduces stress levels: Kati Kosonen, representing Helsinki Congress Paasitorni (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paasitorni_by_the_sea.jpg), „Paasitorni by the sea“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Gap to source 100% sustainable cotton: S Aziz123 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paxta11.jpg), „Paxta11“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- Mark Zuckerberg supports universal basic income: “Mark Zuckerberg f8 Keynote” flickr photo by b_d_solis https://flickr.com/photos/briansolis/2696198607 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Senator becomes first to breastfeed on floor of Australia’s Parliament:Anton Nosik Anton Nossik (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breastfeeding_a_baby.JPG), „Breastfeeding a baby“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
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- California EPA becomes first U.S. agency to declare that Roundup causes cancer: “Roundup” flickr photo by JeepersMedia https://flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/16656877971 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
- Breckinridge Capital adopts Social Progress Index to reward cities for “inclusiveness.”: Matt Mechtley from Heidelberg, Deutschland (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inclusive_community_(citation_needed)_(2205859730).jpg), „Inclusive community (citation needed) (2205859730)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- Is America’s conception of Jesus just white supremacy in disguise?: “jesus_11” flickr photo by biblevector https://flickr.com/photos/biblevector/5263661147 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
- Hillary Clinton: The next systems candidate: “Hillary Clinton” flickr photo by Nrbelex https://flickr.com/photos/nrbelex/2232632457 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
- Why Trump gives me hope: “Donald Trump” flickr photo by cornstalker https://flickr.com/photos/cornstalker/24057965985 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
- Election 2016: How do we balance progressive values?: “Bernie Sanders with supporters” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/19820612195 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) 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
- How emotions drive our political experience: “Donald Trump” flickr photo by cornstalker https://flickr.com/photos/cornstalker/23949861492 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Jill Stein, Hillary, or ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ?: “Jill Stein” flickr photo by cornstalker https://flickr.com/photos/cornstalker/28909017474 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) 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
- Voting in a paradoxical world: “Bernie Sanders with supporters” flickr photo by Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/19820612195 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Does the Stanford rapist deserve love and compassion? (banner): “Stanford from Hoover Tower” flickr photo by kun0me https://flickr.com/photos/redlinx/3759586921 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Does the Stanford rapist deserve love and compassion? (featured): “Clocktower: 16/09/06” flickr photo by kiwanja https://flickr.com/photos/kiwanja/246062104 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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
Timeline of Human Genius
- Aboriginal Australians begin their rock painting tradition, among the oldest art in the world (~26,000 B.C. ???): TimJN1 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bradshaw_rock_paintings.jpg), „Bradshaw rock paintings“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
- The ancestors of the modern Khoisan expanded to Southern Africa (~150,000 B.C. ???): “San Bushmen I” flickr photo by David Barrie https://flickr.com/photos/addictive_picasso/2691238909 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Bands of human begin forming in tribes, starting in the the Fertile Crescent (~11,000 B.C.): “Naga women from the Patkoi hills, Assam” flickr photo by collection of old photos https://flickr.com/photos/54729153@N07/10495675535 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- First human settlement is built in Australia (~50,000 B.C.): “Flinders Ranges” flickr photo by mecookie https://flickr.com/photos/mecookie/3166232212 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The first permanent human settlement is built, perhaps in modern day Czech Republic (~25,000 B.C): “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 (~30,000 B.C.): Didier Descouens (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pointe_de_la_Gravette_MHNT_PRE.2009.0.231.2.fond_(2).jpg), „Pointe de la Gravette MHNT PRE.2009.0.231.2.fond (2)“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Humans arrive in Australia for first time (~65,000 B.C.): “Uluru” flickr photo by robertpaulyoung https://flickr.com/photos/robertpaulyoung/2715652141 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Humans begin burying dead, perhaps in modern-day Israel (~100,000 B.C. ???): 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 practicing ceremonial burial (~50,000 B.C.): “Skeleton” flickr photo by farrokhi https://flickr.com/photos/farrokhi/5035628957 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license, cropping by Peter Schulte
- Humans begin to use spears with complex stone blades (~200,000 B.C.): “Spears” flickr photo by Hilde Kari https://flickr.com/photos/29745454@N04/5075033849 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Humans begin using flutes – perhaps first musical instruments ever – in modern-day Germany (~49,000 B.C.): “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 (~50,000 B.C. ???): “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 created art for the first time, possibly in Indonesia (~40,000 B.C.): “Cave Paintings” flickr photo by GOC53 https://flickr.com/photos/graeme/8977513982 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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 (~40,000 B.C ???): “Goroka Show” flickr photo by Anselmo Lastra https://flickr.com/photos/lastra/1547170234 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Humans in Africa invent the bow and arrow (~60,000 B.C.): “hunters” flickr photo by hans s https://flickr.com/photos/archeon/3950771215 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- Humans in Ancient Morocco manufacture jewelry for first time (~80,000 B.C): “Button LACMA M.76.97.626” flickr photo by Fæ https://flickr.com/photos/wikimediacommons/15777964424 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Humans in modern-day Italy intentionally use adhesives for the first time (~200,000 B.C. ???): “Chert hand axe” flickr photo by ian boyd https://flickr.com/photos/itsaboyd/6845387530 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Humans invent clothing (~170,000 B.C.): “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
- Human invent pottery, perhaps in modern-day Jiangxi province in China (~18,000 B.C. ???): 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 (~40,000 B.C): “counting IIII (cc)” flickr photo by marfis75 https://flickr.com/photos/marfis75/13848268535 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Humans migrate from Siberia to Americas across the Bering Land Bridge (~20,000 B.C.): “20150603_BELA_KutiztrinRiver_KenHill” flickr photo by AlaskaNPS https://flickr.com/photos/alaskanps/33365592715 shared into the public domain using (PDM)
- Humans reach and begin settling Tasmania (~40,000 B.C. ???): “Autumn. It’s raining in Queensland!” flickr photo by Tatters ✾ https://flickr.com/photos/tgerus/4399205945 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Humans reach Europe (~43,000 B.C.): “Travel Map : Europe” flickr photo by roundedbygravity https://flickr.com/photos/unfoldedorigami/3080582791 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Kebarian Culture thrives in the Levant (~17,000 B.C.): The-Levant-sr.svg: *The_Levant_3.png: MapMaster derivative work: Ivan25 (talk) derivative work: Snaevar (talk) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The-Levant-is.svg), „The-Levant-is“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- “Mitochondrial Eve” is born, probably somewhere in Africa (~200,000 B.C. ???): “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 (~50,000 B.C.): “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 (~30,000 B.C. ???): “Bhimbetka, rock paintings” flickr photo by Arian Zwegers https://flickr.com/photos/azwegers/9839910925 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
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- Ancient Egyptians begin practice of mummification (~3,500 B.C.): “MUMMY!” flickr photo by silver marquis https://flickr.com/photos/silvermarquis/2609447874 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- The Bronze Age begins, first in Greece and China (~3,500 B.C.): “Bronze age bread oven” flickr photo by hans s https://flickr.com/photos/archeon/33958310 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- The Cairn of Barnenez – prehistoric mausoleum – is constructed in Brittany, France (~4,800 B.C.): “Side view, tunnel entrances” flickr photo by Simon Bramwell https://flickr.com/photos/sbramwell/4972140735 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Çatalhöyük, a large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in modern-day Turkey, flourishes (~7,000 B.C.): “6204” flickr photo by Panegyrics of Granovetter https://flickr.com/photos/sarah_c_murray/4884063946 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Copper smelting invented in ancient Serbia (~5,500 B.C.): “Copper crystal in copper mass (Mesoproterozoic, 1.05-1.06 Ga; Ahmeek, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA) 3” flickr photo by James St. John https://flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/17110448199 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Damascus – perhaps the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world – is founded in modern-day Syria (~3,500 B.C. ???): “Damascus, Umayyad Mosque” flickr photo by Arian Zwegers https://flickr.com/photos/azwegers/6368698875 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Eridu, perhaps the world’s first city, is founded in modern-day Iraq (5,400 B.C.): Ltybcc1 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Руины_Эриду.jpg), „Руины Эриду“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- First paved roads built in cities of Ur and Babylon (~4,000 B.C.): “processional street – شارع الموكب” flickr photo by MohammadAliHuzam https://flickr.com/photos/150744296@N08/33943692924 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The first settlement at the site of modern-day Jericho are founded (~9,000 B.C ???): “” flickr photo by Michele Benericetti https://flickr.com/photos/benericetti/5638942164 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- First systems of writing begin to emerge in Sumeria (~3500 B.C.): “Cuneiform script” flickr photo by auxesis https://flickr.com/photos/auxesis/3920533954 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The first year of the ancient Egyptian calendar commences (4,242 B.C.): “Detail of heiroglyphics” flickr photo by dustinpsmith https://flickr.com/photos/dustinpsmith/510240241 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Feng shui developed in ancient China (~4,000 B.C.): “Feng Shui Designs 005” flickr photo by IDEAleemade https://flickr.com/photos/idealeemade/6281674419 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- First human settlements are constructed at Ain Ghazal in modern-day Jordan (~9,200 B.C ???): “Ain Ghazal” flickr photo by alazaat https://flickr.com/photos/alazaat/32438535252 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The Funnelbeaker culture flourishes in north-central Europe (~4,000 B.C.):Skäpperöd (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LG_Dolmen1.JPG), „LG Dolmen1“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Gobekli Tepe – perhaps the world’s first temple – constructed in modern-day Turkey (~9,000 B.C.): “12,000-Year-Old Concrete Pavement/Blocks”: flickr photo by lin440315 https://flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/14717628009 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license “12,000-Year-Old Concrete Pavement/Blocks”
- Humans in ancient China invent lacquer (~7,000 B.C. ???):Dr. Meierhofer~commonswiki (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MS-PerlmuttlackPäoniendose16Jh.JPG), „MS-PerlmuttlackPäoniendose16Jh“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Humans in the Indian subcontinent domesticate sesame for the first time (~5,500 B.C. ???): Krish Dulal (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sesamum_indicum_NP.jpg), „Sesamum indicum NP“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Humans invent lost-wax casting, perhaps in modern-day Pakistan (~4,000 B.C. ???): “P7112361-Small-lost-wax-cast-Amulets-from-Burkina-Faso-and-Mali” flickr photo by ann porteus, Sidewalk Tribal Gallery https://flickr.com/photos/sidewalk_tribal_galleries/7654837656 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Humans of ancient Persia invent the comb (~3,250 B.C. ???):Crisco 1492 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plastic_comb,_2015-06-07.jpg), „Plastic comb, 2015-06-07“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- Humans, probably in modern-day New Guinea, domesticate sugarcane for the first time (~8,000 B.C. ???): Rufino Uribe (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cut_sugarcane.jpg), „Cut sugarcane“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
- Peiligang culture begins in ancient China (~7,000 B.C.): “Red Pottery Pot – Peiligang Culture 6000-5200BC” flickr photo by mifl68 https://flickr.com/photos/mifl68/8213781981 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- The Plains Indians begin their purification ceremonies held in sweat lodges (~800 A.D. ???): “Sacred Sites” flickr photo by baldeaglebluff https://flickr.com/photos/baldeaglebluff/2342662572 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The Sweet Track and Post Track causeways are built in Somerset Levels in modern-day England (~3,800 B.C.): Geof Sheppard (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sweet_Track_replica.jpg), „Sweet Track replica“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Uruk, in Mesopotamia, becomes first city in the history of humanity (~4,500 B.C.): “Ur, Iraq” flickr photo by u07ch https://flickr.com/photos/u07ch/25001512830 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Use of the healing Iboga plant emerges in Western African spiritual ceremonies (????): Marco Schmidt[1], Tabernanthe iboga MS 4098, Cropping by Peter Schulte, CC BY-SA 2.5
- The Varna Necropolis in modern-day Bulgaria becomes perhaps the world’s first major gold hoard (~4,550 B.C.): “Grave offerings (Varna Necropolis)” flickr photo by www.ontravelwriting.com https://flickr.com/photos/150476964@N04/35947337093 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The Vinča culture in modern-day Southeastern Europe creates the “Vinča symbols” (~5400 B.C. ???): Nikola Smolenski (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vinca_”M”.jpg), „Vinca “M”“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/rs/deed.en
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- Ancient Egyptians begin using papyrus as a writing surface (~2,500 B.C.): “Papyrus” flickr photo by Muninn https://flickr.com/photos/muninn/163300754 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- The astrolabe is invented, perhaps by the Appolonius of Perga in Greece (~200 B.C. ???): 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
- The Chola dynasty comes to power in modern-day India (~300 B.C.): “Brihadeeswarar Temple Entrance!!!” flickr photo by Natesh Ramasamy https://flickr.com/photos/ramnaganat/16812354362 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Compass invented in China (~220 B.C.): “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 (~300 B.C.): Wikimedia, Library of Alexandria (sepia), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cyrus the Great founds the Achamenid Persian Empire (~550 B.C.): “soldiers” flickr photo by Kiavash https://flickr.com/photos/shot/240074935 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The first settlement at Baalbek is founded in modern-day Lebanon (~2,900 B.C.): “Baalbek, Lebanon” flickr photo by Francisco Antunes https://flickr.com/photos/vilavelosa/6539477089 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Hammurabi establishes his code of conduct, one of the first known examples of law and order (~1,750 B.C.): “Hammurabi” flickr photo by Gabriele Barni https://flickr.com/photos/scruch/4245370037 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The Hippocratic Oath is used for the first time (~400 B.C.): “Hippocrates” flickr photo by leesean https://flickr.com/photos/leesean/6103399077 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Hittites in modern-day Turkey develop iron smelting process, launching the Iron Age (~1500 B.C.): “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 (~730 B.C.): “PA4025_A2_P6_1715_Soulerin” flickr photo by Kelly Library https://flickr.com/photos/kellysmc/14260065777 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- 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 of ancient Greece invent the crane (~550 B.C.): By Qualle – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=129600
- Jainism emerges in the Indian sub-continent (~900 B.C.): “arquitectura en mármol, Ranakpur, Rajasthan” flickr photo by ♣ ℓ u m i è r e ♣ https://flickr.com/photos/cirque-du-pablo/2912339524 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- “Kesh Temple Hymn” – oldest known text – is written in Sumeria (~2500 B.C.): “Cuneiform” flickr photo by Kurt Thomas Hunt https://flickr.com/photos/watertownsurfer/3448552280 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Kombucha, known as “the Tea of Immortality” is invented, perhaps in modern-day China (~250 B.C. ???):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 (~2,500 B.C.): “Burney Relief or “Queen of the Night”, The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London” flickr photo by nikoretro https://flickr.com/photos/bellatrix6/167755135 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license, cropping by Peter Schulte
- Laozi writes the Tao Te Ching (~400 B.C. ?): “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
- Longshan culture emerges in modern-day China (~3000 B.C.): 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
- Minoan cultures begins in Crete (~3700 B.C.): “Minoan Room” flickr photo by Rolf Dietrich Brecher https://flickr.com/photos/104249543@N07/35142219872 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The Nazca people begin construction of the Nazca Lines in Peru (~500 B.C.): “Humming Bird, Nazca Lines” flickr photo by Sophs74 https://flickr.com/photos/sophs74/8430148378 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Oldest known song, “Hurrian Hymn No. 6”, composed in Ancient Sumeria (~1400 B.C.): “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 (~1,200 B.C.): “Parque-Museo La Venta Olmec Statue Mexico trip 2007 2 656” flickr photo by stevendepolo https://flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/1077557715 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The Pandyan dynasty begins in South India (~300 B.C): “Polonnaruwa, Satmahal Prasada” flickr photo by Arian Zwegers https://flickr.com/photos/azwegers/6506508285 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- People of the Shang Dynasty begin using oracle bones for divination (~1200 B.C. ???): Chez Cåsver (Xuan Che) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oracle_bones_pit.JPG), „Oracle bones pit“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
- The Phoenicians found the city of Carthage in modern-day Tunisia (~813 B.C.): “Thermes d’Antonin” flickr photo by D-Stanley https://flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/39459045462 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Plato publishes The Republic, a remarkable meditation on justice and the just society (383 B.C.): “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 (~170 A.D.): “Ptolemy World Map” flickr photo by TAKA@P.P.R.S https://flickr.com/photos/takapprs_flickr/4759921520 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Sargon the Great forms the world’s first empire in Mesopotamia, the Akkadian Empire (~2,350 B.C.): “Akkadian – Sargon the Great” flickr photo by History Maps https://flickr.com/photos/136041510@N05/22022945835 shared into the public domain using (PDM). cropping by Peter Schulte
- Skara Brae settlement flourishes in Scotland (~3,000 B.C.): “Skara Brae” flickr photo by rustyruth1959 https://flickr.com/photos/milliganpuss/35348356170 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Sun Tzu writes the Art of War (~550 B.C. ???): “Bamboo_Book_Folds” flickr photo by vlasta2 https://flickr.com/photos/bluefootedbooby/370458475 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Urnfield culture begins to thrive in central Europe (~1,200 B.C.): “Tarquinia” flickr photo by luigig https://flickr.com/photos/luigi_and_linda/6667333827 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- The Temple of Artemis as Ephesus is completed (~550 B.C.): “Temple of Artemis – Ephesus (Turkey)” flickr photo by pfischermx https://flickr.com/photos/pfischermx/9069957488 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Virgil composes epic poem The Aeneid (~20 B.C.): “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 (~400 B.C.):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
- The Zhou Dynasty rises to power in China (1,046 B.C.): Territories_of_Dynasties_in_China.gif: Ian Kiu (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhou_dynasty_1000_BC.png), „Zhou dynasty 1000 BC“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Zoroastrianism -perhaps the world’s first monotheistic religion – emerges in modern-day Iran (~2,000 B.C. ???): 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
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- The Abbasid Caliphate begins in the Islamic world (750 A.D.): “Islamic Science and Technology” flickr photo by Nikos Niotis https://flickr.com/photos/nikosniotis/8494225953 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor (800 A.D.): “Charlemagne Pope Adrian” flickr photo by paukrus https://flickr.com/photos/paukrus/4113921489 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas (1492 A.D.): “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:
- First version of the Quran is written (~630 A.D): “Quran_1” flickr photo by mr.urganci https://flickr.com/photos/mrurganci/2532556798 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- Genghis Khan establishes the Mongol code of ethics, the Yassa (~1206 A.D.): “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 (652 A.D.): 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 (~1400 A.D.):Christoph Schissler [attr.] Jacob ben Machir Ibn Tibbon [attr.]Museo Galileo (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bastone_di_Giacobbe_inv_3167_IF_46850.jpg), „Bastone di Giacobbe inv 3167 IF 46850“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- The Goryeo Kingdom unites much of the Korean Peninsula (936 A.D.): “National Museum of Korea 국립중앙박물관” flickr photo by InSapphoWeTrust https://flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/5452367943 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The Heian period begins in modern-day Japan (794 A.D.): “Play Kemari #mizumushikun #kemari #art #heian #japan #japanese #sports #drawing #yamato #japaneseart #kimono #soccer #ball #mari #traditional” flickr photo by runmizumushikun https://flickr.com/photos/run_mizumushi_kun/14317867519 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Ibn Khaldun publishes Muqaddimah, laying critical foundations for history, sociology, economics, and more (~1,375 A.D.): “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
- Initial construction of Grand Canal in China is completed (~605 A.D.): “Suzhou” flickr photo by Cocoabiscuit https://flickr.com/photos/jfgallery/26021439908 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- The Mali Empire comes into power in West Africa (~1230 A.D.): “Africa – Mali Empire Map” flickr photo by History Maps https://flickr.com/photos/136041510@N05/29111422595 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Merchant guilds begin to form across Europe (~1075 A.D.): WyrdLight.com (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Windsorguildhall.jpg), „Windsorguildhall“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Michelangelo begins painting frescoes on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508 A.D.): “Sistine Chapel” flickr photo by Lisa Cancade https://flickr.com/photos/lisacancadehackett/8641386821 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī publishes The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing (~820 A.D.):en: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
- The Ottoman Empire begins in modern-day Turkey (1299 A.D.): “ottoman” flickr photo by prince_volin https://flickr.com/photos/14591607@N05/3130738740 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- The Qieyun, a historic Chinese rime dictionary, is written and published by Lu Fayan (601 A.D.):Underbar dk (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qieyun_-_Chinese_Dictionary_Museum.JPG), „Qieyun – Chinese Dictionary Museum“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- The Sui Dynasty begins in China (581 A.D.): “China – Sui Dynasty Map” flickr photo by History Maps https://flickr.com/photos/136041510@N05/29006274852 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
- Samurai warriors rise to power in Japan (~1185 A.D.): “Samurai” flickr photo by Lorianne DiSabato https://flickr.com/photos/zenmama/8692060319 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- The Song Dynasty begins in modern-day China (960 A.D.): “zhongshan grottos replica – song dynasty” flickr photo by Xuan Che https://flickr.com/photos/rosemania/5097522073 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Three city-states combine to form Aztec Triple Alliance, consolidating power in Mesoamerica (1428 A.D.): “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 University of Al-Karaouine, founded by a Muslim woman, becomes the world’s first university (859 A.D.): “Carving & tilework on the interior of the oldest “university” in the world (University of Al-Karaouine/Al-Qarawiyyin) in Fez, Morocco” flickr photo by Chico Boomba https://flickr.com/photos/chicoboomba/7802276498 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- 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
- 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 (1920 A.D.): “Womens’ Voting Rights Pioneers” flickr photo by Me in ME https://flickr.com/photos/pavdw/11172086515 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, launching the age of antiobiotics (1928 A.D): “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 (1675 A.D.): “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 (~1890 A.D.): “Old Timey” flickr photo by NiePhotography https://flickr.com/photos/niephotography/16239528796 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber, perhaps China’s greatest novel, is published (1791 A.D.): “Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber” flickr photo by http://klarititemplateshop.com/ https://flickr.com/photos/ivanwalsh/4139331341 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Charles Darwin publishes Origin of Species, outlining theory of evolution and natural selection: “The Origin of Species #1” flickr photo by gds https://flickr.com/photos/gds/136383942 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license, cropped by Peter Schulte
- 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
- Frederick Douglass publishes his memoir Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845 A.D.): “Frederick Douglass Circle” flickr photo by rbs10025 https://flickr.com/photos/rbs10025/4844697797 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Fyodor Dostoevsky publishes Crime & Punishment (1866 A.D.): “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 (1630 A.D.): “”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 (1851 A.D.): “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 (1651 A.D.): “Leviathan” flickr photo by tolworthy https://flickr.com/photos/66351465@N00/13888108157 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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 Watts invents the steam engine (1765 A.D.): “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 (1619 – 1629 A.D.): “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 (1837 A.D.):Rmhermen (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_John_Deere_plow.jpg), „Early John Deere plow“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- Jonas Salk develops vaccine for deadly Polio virus (1955 A.D.): “Virus” flickr photo by Dominic’s pics https://flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/5425951169 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto (1848 A.D.): “Marx in Winter” flickr photo by fhwrdh https://flickr.com/photos/fhwrdh/3114731507 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Miguel de Cervantes publishes Don Quixote, the first modern novel (1615 A.D.): “dore_don_quixote_142” flickr photo by Art Gallery ErgsArt https://flickr.com/photos/ergsart/21700765653 shared into the public domain using (PDM)
- Ole Rømer demonstrates that the speed of light is finite, for the first time (1676 A.D.): “deeper and deeper…” flickr photo by SleEEpinGBeaUty https://flickr.com/photos/14960156@N02/1841381000 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Robert Hooke discovers cells (1665 A.D.): “Bone Cells” flickr photo by liverpoolhls https://flickr.com/photos/liverpoolhls/10835380615 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Samuel Bentham invents plywood (1797 A.D.): By Bystander – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5863782
- Thomas Paine publishes Rights of Man (1791 A.D.): “Thomas Paine statue” flickr photo by Matt From London https://flickr.com/photos/londonmatt/34251741494 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Wilhelm Schickard invents the mechanical calculator (1623 A.D.):Herbert Klaeren (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schickardmaschine.jpg), „Schickardmaschine“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Zacharias and Hans Jansen invent the compound microscope (1595 A.D.): “”Microscópios”.” flickr photo by Biblioteca Rector Machado y Nuñez https://flickr.com/photos/fdctsevilla/8022652608 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
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- Activists bring down the Berlin Wall (1989 A.D.): “Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989” flickr photo by gavinandrewstewart https://flickr.com/photos/gavinandrewstewart/93221855 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Agreement entitles river in New Zealand to legal identity for first time (2012 A.D.): “Whanganui River” flickr photo by Jason Pratt https://flickr.com/photos/jasonpratt/5394284991 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Barack Obama elected as United States’ first black president (2008 A.D.): “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 (1984 A.D.): “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 (1973 A.D.):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
- Five feminists create the first women’s owned-and-operated record label, Olivia Records (1972): “Screaming Females” flickr photo by Jason Persse https://flickr.com/photos/jasonpersse/6848960028 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- France says new roofs must be covered in plants or solar panels (2015 A.D.): “Solar Panel” flickr photo by Marufish https://flickr.com/photos/marufish/8341383042 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- The Hanseatic League is formed, marking a new period of trade and economic development in Europe (1158 A.D.):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 Human Genome Project is completed (2003 A.D.): “DNA Double Helix with Data” flickr photo by NHGRI Image Gallery https://flickr.com/photos/genomegov/27862777945 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- John Lennon releases his seminal ode for humanity, “Imagine” (1971 A.D.): “Imagine” flickr photo by FlickrdeChato https://flickr.com/photos/galeriadechato/13303553293 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license
- Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, one of the highest selling albums of all time (1982 A.D.): “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 (1994 A.D): “Nelson Mandela” flickr photo by lasanta.com.ec https://flickr.com/photos/45582474@N02/9215883633 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- Oakland passes resolution in support of worker cooperatives (2015 A.D.): “Oakland Tribune Tower” flickr photo by Hitchster https://flickr.com/photos/hitchster/3179103924 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- 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 (1971 A.D.): 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 (2013 A.D.): “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 (1994 A.D.): “Apartheid Simulacra” flickr photo by Raymond June https://flickr.com/photos/raymondjune/5207519174 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license
- Stephen Hawking publishes A Brief History of Time (1988 A.D.): “Az univerzum, ahogy Stephen Hawking látja” flickr photo by lwpkommunikacio https://flickr.com/photos/lwpkommunikacio/16227393831 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
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Next Systems
- The Business Model Spectrum Revisited: J. Kingston Venturesome, CAF Venturesome, and EVPA; Sosense
- The First Economist: Wiley Miller, http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur
- GDP Does Not Measure Well-Being: Deutsche Bank Research 2006, Bob Willard
- Steady As She Goes: Polyp
- I Wanna Be an Economist!: Scott Stantis, http://www.gocomics.com/scottstantis
- Workplace Democracy: Clive McGoun, https://www.haikudeck.com/organisational-communication-education-presentation-30972e5d96
- The Business Model Spectrum Revisited: J. Kingston Venturesome, CAF Venturesome, and EVPA; Sosense
- The First Economist: Wiley Miller, http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur
- GDP Does Not Measure Well-Being: Deutsche Bank Research 2006, Bob Willard
- Steady As She Goes: Polyp
- I Wanna Be an Economist!: Scott Stantis, http://www.gocomics.com/scottstantis
- Workplace Democracy: Clive McGoun, https://www.haikudeck.com/organisational-communication-education-presentation-30972e5d96
- Polarity definition: SAPICS Problem Solving VS. Polarity Management, https://www.slideshare.net/SAPICSyoursupplychai/problem-solving-vs-polarity-management-you-need-to-know-the-difference
- Polarity map: Polarity Partnerships, http://www.polaritypartnerships.com/
- “I need a rock this size…”: Lee Sauer
- “Tools of a systems think”: Emma Segal
- Food desert infographic: American Heart Association
- Food forests living web: Molly Danielsson
- The seven layers of a forest garden: Permaculture a Beginner’s Guide, by Graham Burnett
- Bernie Sanders on democratic socialism: “Sen. Bernie Sanders 5532” flickr photo by Randy Bayne https://flickr.com/photos/arbayne/5748719435 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
- Brene Brown on empathy:BBeargTeam (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brené_Brown_Wikipedia.jpg), „Brené Brown Wikipedia“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
- Naomi Klein on using shocking events to spark change: “Drain: Planning for Climate Change” flickr photo by Columbia GSAPP https://flickr.com/photos/gsapponline/15394171122 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
- On vertical farming:Valcenteu (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VertiCrop.jpg), „VertiCrop“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
- Tom Szaky on the Circular Economy: Rainerpesti (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ringmajandus_circular_economy_osapooled_stakeholders.gif), „Ringmajandus circular economy osapooled stakeholders“, Cropping by Peter Schulte, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
