1929★★★★★
Hubble shows the universe is expanding
Edwin Hubble publishes the relation between galaxies' distances and recession velocities, evidence that the universe is expanding.
Science· United States
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Events this year
January 15, 1929★★★★★
Birth of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the American civil rights movement, is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Birth· United States
October 24, 1929 – October 29, 1929★★★★★
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The New York stock market collapses in late October, heralding the Great Depression that spreads around the world.
Economy· United States
Ongoing
1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom