World Milestones

Abolition of Slavery

Creation of the United Nations (1945)

Discovery of Penicillin (1928)

First Artificial Satellite (Sputnik, 1957)

First Heart Transplant (1967)

First Human in Space (1961)

First Powered Flight (1903)

Global Internet Expansion (Late 20th – 21st Century)

Human Genome Project (2003)

Women’s Right to Vote