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The World History Database
Search the complete archive by keyword, date, country, person, title, category, event or place. Start with the broad search box, then add only the filters needed to narrow the results.
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World history in pictures
From the industrial age to the end of the Cold War
These visual entry points show the range of the database: industry, engineering, global trade, world war and political change. Use the search below to follow related people, places and events.
1 May–15 October 1851
The Great Exhibition
The Crystal Palace housed the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, presenting machinery, manufactured goods and industrial achievement to an international audience.
17 November 1869
Opening of the Suez Canal
The opening of the canal connected the Mediterranean and Red seas, shortening the maritime route between Europe and Asia and transforming global trade and imperial strategy.
8 May 1945
Victory in Europe Day
Crowds filled Whitehall and central London after Germany's surrender ended the Second World War in Europe, while the war against Japan continued in the Pacific.
November 1989
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The opening of East Germany's border crossings allowed Berliners to move freely across the divided city, accelerating the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe and German reunification.
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Search a structured world history database
The World History Database is designed for researching historical events across countries, periods and themes. You can search by year, country, person, surname, title, event, place, war, government, revolution, treaty, scientific discovery or historical category.
Use the database to explore major topics such as the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Hastings, the First World War, the Second World War, the English Civil War, the Russian Revolution, Apollo 11, the Theory of Relativity, peace treaties, elections, political leaders and major moments in global history.
For a simpler chronological view, use the World History Chronology Search, which displays results ordered by year, month and day.
Wars, battles and military history
- Battle of Waterloo
- Battle of Hastings
- First World War battles and Second World War battles
- Commanders, campaigns and peace treaties
Leaders, governments and revolutions
- Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs
- Governments, elections and diplomacy
- Russian Revolution and English Civil War
- Political reform and constitutional history
Science, exploration and culture
- Einstein and the Theory of Relativity
- Apollo 11 and Moon landing history
- Scientific discoveries and inventions
- Exploration, literature and cultural events