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Albert Einstein is born
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His parents were Pauline and Hermann Einstein. Hermann Einstein was a salesman and engineer. This event is significant because later in life Albert Einstein would become a highly successful scientist, discovering many things and developing many theories, changing the way scientists viewed things. Sources: (www.worldhistoryproject.org)
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Jack the Ripper
In 1888, "Jack the Ripper" murdered eight women in London. These murders were part of a series of murder Jack the Ripper committed known as the "Whitechapel Murders". Overall 11 murders were committed in London's East End. These murders were highly publicized and most of the people killed were poor prostitutes. This is important because it showed that the poor people of London were being targeted against, which made them extremely angry. Sources: (whitechapeljack.com)
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Albert Einstein is admitted into FIT
In 1896, Albert Einstein was admitted into FIT, the Federal Institute of Technology. Previously, Einstein had attempted to get in but failed the entrance exam. After going back to school, he was later automatically admitted. This event is important because while at FIT Albert Einstein realized how amazing he was at physics, this paved the way for many of his future inventions. Sources:(www.worldhistoryproject.com)
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Severe Famine in India
From 1896 to 1897 a severe famine in India occurred. The famine began in Bundelkhand, India and spread throughout the rest of the country. This was caused by droughts because of the poor summer monsoons. This event is important because around one million people died because of this famine. Also, new rules were created and minimum wage was increased during the relief efforts. Sources: (www.revolvy.com)
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Theory of Relativity
In 1905, Einstein published his special theory of relativity. The theory was a part of four papers that changed physics forever. The papers included topics such as the existence of atoms and molecules, electrons and the size of molecules, but most importantly relativity. This was important because it changed the way physicists thought about relativity. Source: (worldhistoryproject.org) -
Monet paints "The Ducal Palace, Venice"
In 1908 Monet painted "The Ducal Palace, Venice". This painting was an oil painting on a canvas and is now held in the Brooklyn Museum of Art. This is important because it was part of the impressionist movement which was occurring in France at the time. Sources: (www.cmonetgallery.com)
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Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics
In 1914 Einstein returned to Germany and was made director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. Through this job, he was freed of most teaching commitments. This is important because during this time World War II had just broken out, so many scientists were divided. This job helped Einstein to stay connected with other scientists and physicists. Source: (thefamouspeople.com) -
Almagation of Nigeria
In 1914, Northern and Southern Nigeria were brought together. They were united for economic reasons but neither North or South Nigeria were fully prepared for the changes that would come with being brought together. This is important because many believe that Nigeria's present day problems are occurring because of the unification of the north and south. Sources: (Grun 466)
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Theory of General Relativity
In 1915, Albert Einstein published the General Theory of Relativity. This theory expanded upon his original theory and included how gravity played a role. This theory explained that gravity and acceleration are equivalent, it also known as the Equivalence Principle. This is important because it expanded upon his original theory of relativity, further increasing the worlds knowledge of the world around them. Source: (www.worldhistoryproject.org) -
Unified Field Thoery
In 1920 Albert Einstein begun his Unified Field Theory. Einstein spent the last 30 years of his life attempting to prove this theory. It was made the put together his theories involving gravity and electromagnetism. Even when he died he failed to fully prove his theory. This is important because it opened up a new way of thinking no one had thought of before and to this day, their still isn't a fully proven theory. Sources: (www.aps.org)
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Nobel Peace Prize
In 1921 Albert Einstein won the Nobel Peace Prize. He won this for his numerous discoveries in Theoretical Physics, specifically the Photoelectric Effect. This focused on the release of electrons. This is important because it brought more positive publicity and admiration to Einstein in the United States. Sources: (Dank 66)
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Robert Frost writes "New Hampshire"
In 1923, Robert Frost wrote "New Hampshire". This book was part of Robert Frost's "early poems". Robert Frost is known to this day as one of the best poets of all time and the things he published such as "New Hampshire" are still analyzed and read everywhere to learn about literature. Sources: (Grun 484)
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Institute of Advanced Studies
In 1933, Einstein sailed to the United States to go to the Institute of Advanced Studies in New Jersey. Einstein served as one of the faculty members after being offered a job by the Institute's director. This is important because Einstein accepted this job to escape Nazis in Germany. While here Einstein also expanded on many of his theories, including his unified field theory and enlightened many others on his theories. Sources: (www.thefamouspeople.com)
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Manhattan Project
On August 2, 1939 Einstein wrote a letter to the United States President at the time Franklin Roosevelt. The letter was to warn him of the atomic bombs that the Nazis were possessing. This letter was extremely important to the war so that the United States could research and prepare for the new atomic weapons and generate some themselves, which Einstein helped to do. Source: (Dank 91) -
Roosevelt appoints Wiley B. Rutledge
In 1943, Roosevelt appointed Wiley B. Rutledge to Supreme Court of the United States. He often voted liberally and voted on many extremely important issues of the United States. This is important because his vote on issues impacted how the United States would be governed in the future. Sources: (Grun 520)
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Albert Einstein dies
Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 76 when he died from hardening of arteries, which caused arterial rupture. Throughout his life, Einstein had revolutionized the scientific word with his theories and findings and his legacy lives on. Sources: (Untermeyer 541)
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