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What major things happened in the 20th century?

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If I am limited to 100, are these the right 100? What other events do you think belong--and which ones would you remove to make space for the ones you prefer? UPDATE: Adding more is not helpful--I could get up to 1000 easy. read more

The 20th-century was a century of enormous technological and cultural changes, including two world wars, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. read more

I'd want to include women getting the right to vote in 1920 but that's not a world event and other countries had previously granted women the right to vote. Something should be in the list though reflecting and recognizing the changing position of women in society that occurred in the 20th century - but it's challenging to put it in a timeline. read more

Check out the list of 20th century historical events below and vote up the ones you feel are most significant, and vote down any that seem less important. Of course, you can also add any events that aren't already on the list. read more

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