Contemporary history

  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The village occupies the Bastille.
    It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power.
  • Beginning of the war of independence in Spain

    Beginning of the war of independence in Spain
    Were numerous wars in Spanish America with the aim of political independence from Spanish rule during the early 19th century.
  • The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power

    The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power
    The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by the Prussians and the British.
  • First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula

    First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula
    The Mataró locomotive was the first steam locomotive to be operated in the territory of the Iberian Peninsula, making the first section of the Barcelona-Mataró line
  • The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s.XIX

    The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s.XIX
    It is a wrought iron structure initially designed by civil engineers and is located in Paris.
  • Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism

    Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism
    They brought different views of subjects together in the same picture, resulting in paintings that appear fragmented and abstracte.
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    World War I ends with more than 12 million dead

    It was the historical event that defined the event of the 20th century, devastated the political, economic and social order of Europe, and its dubious conclusion laid the groundwork and paved the way for an even more destructive scenario.
  • The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR)

    The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR)
    Brings together all the events that led to the overthrow of the imperial tsarist regime and the prepared establishment of another, Republican Leninist.
  • Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign

    Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign
    Launched a campaign of civil disobedience that catapulted India's independence from British rule.
  • Nazism begins in Germany

    Nazism begins in Germany
    He began to turn the German government into a one-party dictatorship and to organize the police power that was necessary to enforce Nazi policies.
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    Civil war in Spain

    A civil war began that would conclude on Saturday, April 1, 1939 with the last part of the war signed by Francisco Franco, declaring his victory and establishing a dictatorship that would last until his death.
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    World War II

    It was a global military conflict,most of the nations of the world were involved.
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    Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain

    It was the period of the contemporary history of Spain where Francisco Franco Bahamonde was the Head of State.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode
    They were two nuclear attacks ordered by (Harry S) Truman, president of the United States, against the Empire of Japan.
  • The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president)

    The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president)
    The leader of the Communist Party of China Mao Tse Tung proclaims the People's Republic of China from the Tiananmen Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
  • Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro

    Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro
    It is the main result of the Cuban revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro,transformed relations between Cuba and the United States, although efforts to improve diplomatic relations, such as the Cuban thaw, gained momentum during the 2010s.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Fue una revuelta popular producida en la capital de Alemania Oriental,peacefully and without shedding blood or firing a gun, the German population brought down the Berlin Wall.
  • Attack on the Twin Towers in New York

    Attack on the Twin Towers in New York
    Were a series of four suicide terrorist attacks committed in the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, by the militant Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda.
  • Beginning of the civil war in Syria

    Beginning of the civil war in Syria
    Is an armed conflict that began in Syria after the anti-government protests of 2011.
  • My first figure skating competition

    My first figure skating competition
    It was my first competition, I did very well and I was classified 2nd.
  • Refugee crisis in Europe

    Refugee crisis in Europe
    It has been the largest displacement of refugees, asylum seekers, vulnerable people and economic migrants that the European Union has experienced since the Second World War.
  • My sister's birth

    My sister's birth
    My little sister was born in the Mataro hospital on January 2, 2018 at 11:00 p.m.
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    World Pandemic (Covid-19)

    It is a global pandemic that started in 2020.
  • War in Ukraine

    War in Ukraine
    It is a war currently in Ukraine.