Turning Points in Modern History

Get a unique view of world history by immersing yourself in the fascinating story of the discoveries, inventions, upheavals, and ideas that shaped the modern world.

• By This Professor
• 01: 1433-The Great Voyages of Admiral Zheng He
• 02: 1453-The Fall of Constantinople
• 03: 1455-Gutenberg's Print Revolution
• 04: 1492-The Columbian Exchange
• 05: 1600-The British East India Company
• 06: 1648-The Treaty of Westphalia
• 07: 1676-Van Leeuwenhoek's Microscope
• 08: 1751-Diderot's Enlightenment Encyclopedia
• 09: 1787-The American Experiment
• 10: 1789-The French Revolution
• 11: 1838-The British Slavery Abolition Act
• 12: 1839-The Opium War in China
• 13: 1859-Darwin and the Origin of Species
• 14: 1869-Binding Continents
• 15: 1893-First Women Voters in New Zealand
• 16: 1896-The Invention of Motion Pictures
• 17: 1903-Kitty Hawk and Powered Flight
• 18: 1904-The Russo-Japanese War
• 19: 1928-The Discovery of Penicillin
• 20: 1942-The Dawn of the Atom
• 21: 1969-Walking on the Moon
• 22: 1972-China Enters the World Balance
• 23: 1989-The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• 24: 2004-The Rise of Social Media