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The world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news.
A Timeline of Human History
We are building the world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news. Change is not only possible, it has happened consistently throughout human history.
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2022 C.E.
January 21 If successful, the plan will add up to 10 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity every year for the rest of the decade.
2022 C.E.
January 21 Under the new law, culpable parties can face prison terms of up to 12 years for marrying or cohabiting with anyone under the age of 18.
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January 12 The new law will also grant equal access to surrogate pregnancy for all, including single men and transgender individuals.
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January 11 $15.75 billion USD will be allotted to Indigenous children who were unfairly placed in the welfare system, faced delays in accessing services, or did not receive them at all.
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January 11 Xenotransplantation — using animal organs to save human lives — just passed a milestone that researchers have worked toward for decades. A team at the University of Maryland successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a living patient, and three days later his body had not rejected it. The pig's heart carried around ten genetic modifications designed specifically to prevent that immune attack. Tens of thousands of people are waiting for donor organs...
2022 C.E.
January 10 A new study published in the The Journal of Psychopharmacology found no detrimental effects from simultaneous administration of the drug.
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January 10 The new amendment will pardon any conviction over homosexual activity that is no longer a crime today and that did not involve anyone under the age of 16.
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January 9 NASA partnered with the European and Canadian space agencies to build and launch the new 7-ton telescope, with thousands of people from 29 countries working on it since the 1990s.
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January 9 Health Canada’s change to federal regulations makes restricted drugs psilocybin and MDMA more realistic alternatives to patients suffering life-threatening mental illnesses.
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January 9 Beijing's air is measurably cleaner than it has ever been since China began tracking pollution data — and the turnaround behind that milestone is remarkable. Over eight years, the city cut PM2.5 levels by 63 percent through coal restrictions, tighter vehicle standards, and factory relocations. Crucially, analysts say the improvements extend across the entire industrial region surrounding Beijing, not just the capital itself. It's a powerful reminder that sustained policy, consistently enforced, can reshape...
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