Top 100 most influential events of the 20th century

Listing the top 100 most influential events of the 20th century is a daunting task, as there were numerous significant events that shaped the world during that time period. However, I can provide you with a selection of events that had a profound impact on various aspects of global history. Please note that this list is subjective and may vary depending on different perspectives. Here are 100 influential events of the 20th century, presented in chronological order:

  1. Start of World War I (1914)
  2. Russian Revolution (1917)
  3. Treaty of Versailles (1919)
  4. Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression (1929)
  5. Invention of Television (1927)
  6. Stock Market Crash of 1929
  7. New Deal in the United States (1933-1939)
  8. Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)
  9. Kristallnacht (1938)
  10. World War II (1939-1945)
  11. Pearl Harbor Attack (1941)
  12. D-Day Invasion (1944)
  13. Holocaust (1941-1945)
  14. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
  15. Creation of the United Nations (1945)
  16. Indian Independence and Partition (1947)
  17. Cold War (1947-1991)
  18. Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948-1949)
  19. Korean War (1950-1953)
  20. Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)
  21. Desegregation in the United States (1954-1968)
  22. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)
  23. Hungarian Revolution (1956)
  24. Suez Crisis (1956)
  25. Space Age Begins with Sputnik 1 (1957)
  26. Civil Rights Movement in the United States (1955-1968)
  27. Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
  28. Construction of the Berlin Wall (1961)
  29. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
  30. Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
  31. Civil Rights Act of 1964
  32. Voting Rights Act of 1965
  33. Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976)
  34. Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  35. Six-Day War (1967)
  36. Moon Landing (1969)
  37. Woodstock Music Festival (1969)
  38. Watergate Scandal (1972-1974)
  39. OPEC Oil Embargo (1973)
  40. Fall of Saigon (1975)
  41. Iranian Revolution (1979)
  42. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989)
  43. Three Mile Island nuclear accident (1979)
  44. Solidarity Movement in Poland (1980-1989)
  45. AIDS Epidemic (1981-present)
  46. Falklands War (1982)
  47. Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
  48. Chernobyl Disaster (1986)
  49. Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
  50. Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia (1989)
  51. Tiananmen Square protests (1989)
  52. Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)
  53. Gulf War (1990-1991)
  54. European Union Formation (1993)
  55. Oslo Accords (1993)
  56. Rwandan Genocide (1994)
  57. World Trade Organization Established (1995)
  58. Hong Kong Handover (1997)
  59. Kyoto Protocol (1997)
  60. Good Friday Agreement (1998)
  61. NATO Intervention in Kosovo (1999)
  62. Dot-com Bubble Burst (2000)
  63. 9/11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
  64. Invasion of Afghanistan (2001)
  65. Enron Scandal (2001)
  66. Iraq War (2003-2011)
  67. Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004)
  68. Facebook Launch (2004)
  69. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  70. London Bombings (2005)
  71. Global Financial Crisis (2007-2008)
  72. Beijing Olympics (2008)
  73. Arab Spring (2010-2012)
  74. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010)
  75. Syrian Civil War (2011-present)
  76. Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
  77. Same-Sex Marriage Legalization (2012-2015)
  78. Edward Snowden Leaks (2013)
  79. Ukraine Crisis (2013-present)
  80. Scottish Independence Referendum (2014)
  81. Paris Climate Agreement (2015)
  82. Brexit Referendum (2016)
  83. Donald Trump's Election as U.S. President (2016)
  84. North Korea Nuclear Crisis (2017-present)
  85. Me Too Movement (2017-present)
  86. COVID-19 Pandemic (2019-present)
  87. Black Lives Matter Protests (2020-present)
  88. U.S. Capitol Attack (2021)
  89. Israel-Gaza Conflict (2021)
  90. Tokyo Olympics (2021)
  91. Climate Change Activism (ongoing)
  92. Rise of Artificial Intelligence (ongoing)
  93. Space Exploration and Mars Missions (ongoing)
  94. Cybersecurity Threats (ongoing)
  95. Rising Income Inequality (ongoing)
  96. Renewable Energy Transition (ongoing)
  97. Global Refugee Crisis (ongoing)
  98. Rise of Populism (ongoing)
  99. Technological Advancements in Communication (ongoing)
  100. Advances in Medical Science and Biotechnology (ongoing)