Food is an integral part of human history, serving as both sustenance and a symbol of culture, trade and power. From the earliest days of hunter-gatherers to modern-day globalization, what people eat has influenced the course of history.

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The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.

Asian History

The 1970s was an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements gained momentum. The Vietnam War came to a close, the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the United States ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War and President Jimmy Carter grappled with an energy crisis, inflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

1970s

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

1960s

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2007

Discover what happened on October 8 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

October 8

As the Great Depression continued worldwide, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. Nazis declared a national boycott of Jewish-owned businesses and opened their first concentration camp, Dachau. In the U.S., after President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt narrowly escaped assassination, he inaugurated his New Deal programs, ended Prohibition and began speaking directly to Americans with radio fireside chats. A “monster” appeared in Scotland’s Loch Ness, King Kong loomed large on movie screens and the first drive-in theater opened in New Jersey.

1933

1971

World War II ended in 1945, after Germany surrendered in May and Japan capitulated in August, days after powerful new atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Two months later, 29 nations ratified a charter to form the United Nations. Writer George Orwell coined the term “cold war,” predicting icy relations between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., while popular songs like “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" and “Sentimental Journey” reflected the stateside mood as some 4 million G.I.s returned home.

1945

Discover what happened on January 24 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

January 24

Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.

Inventions & Science

1990

Discover what happened on May 5 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

May 5

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March 30

1978

In “the Trial of the Century,” Bruno Richard Hauptmann went before a New Jersey jury in 1935 for the murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby son. In Germany, the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of citizenship. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The first canned beer went on sale in Richmond, Virginia, and Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio. Lawrence of Arabia died in England following a motorcycle accident, and Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.

1935

Discover what happened on January 19 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

January 19

1894

Discover what happened on March 22 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

March 22

1963

Discover what happened on August 25 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

August 25

Discover what happened on February 11 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

February 11

Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964, authorizing major U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize, and President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. China tested its first atomic bomb, the Beatles made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and Ford unveiled its first Mustang at the New York World’s Fair. Pop-Tarts debuted, while Diet Pepsi bubbled onto the market, the nation’s first mass-distributed diet soda.

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1958

Discover what happened on September 14 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

September 14

Discover what happened on March 12 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

March 12

Discover what happened on January 31 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

January 31

The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. Explore topics on the era, from the stock market crash of 1929, to the Dust Bowl, to FDR’s response to the economic calamity—the New Deal.

Great Depression

Discover what happened on April 23 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Food ‑ This Day In History

First patent filed for the microwave

Momofuku Ando creates the first mass‑market instant ramen

New Coke debuts, one of the biggest product flops in history

Starbucks opens its first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market

Pop‑Tarts debut

Ben & Jerry’s opens its first ice cream shop

Julia Child’s “The French Chef” debuts

Coca‑Cola sold in glass bottles for the first time

First canned beer goes on sale

FDR legalizes sale of beer and wine

First McDonald’s opens in Soviet Union

First McDonald’s drive‑through in Beijing opens