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600 B.C. |
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| −580 B.C.—Anaximander organizes a world map |
500 B.C. |
(−563 to −483)— Siddhartha Gautama Buddha |
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| −550 B.C.—Pythagoras of Samos proposes the Pythagorean Theorem |
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(−551 to −479)—Confucius |
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| −550 B.C.—Siddhartha Gautama Buddha establishes Buddhism |
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| −526 B.C.—First codes of law are issued in China |
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| −431 to −404—The Peloponnesian Wars |
400 B.C. |
(−472 to −370)— Democritus (−470 to −399)—Socrates (−460 to −377)— Hippocrates (−427 to −347)—Plato |
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| −367—Plato founds the Academy −335—Aristotle founds the Lyceum |
300 B.C. |
(−384 to −322)—Aristotle (−369 to −286)—Chuang Tzu (−341 to −270)—Epicurus (−336 to −264)—Zeno |
−350—Aristotle writes De Aninta and On Memory and Reminiscence |
| −204—The Chinese construct the Great Wall of China |
200 B.C. |
(−298 to −238)—Xun Zi, or Xuncius |
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| −200—The Chinese manufacture paper |
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(−298 to −212)—Lao Tzu |
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| −44—Julius Caesar is assassinated |
100 B.C. |
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| The Books of the New Testament are compiled The Silk Road opens trade between China and Europe |
100 |
(120–201)—Galen |
170—Claudius Galen describes the anatomy of the brain and ventricles |
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200 |
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380—Christianity becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire
393—The last Olympic Games are held before the games are forbidden in 394
395—The Roman Empire is divided into eastern and western halves |
300 |
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| 476—The Fall of Rome |
400 |
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406—Augustine writes Confessions |
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500 |
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621—Buddhism becomes the state religion of Japan
622—Muhammed is expelled from Mecca and flees to Yathnb; his flight, the hegira, marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar
630—The Muslim Empire is formed |
600 |
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740—First printed newspaper appears in China
750—The Arabs learn the art of papermaking from China |
700 |
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835—First reference to a printed book in China
850—First European medical school is founded in Salerno, Italy |
800 |
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900 |
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1000 |
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1010 |
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1020 |
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1020—Ibn Sina, or Avicenna, suggests five distinct cognitive functions for the three ventricles of the brain |
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1030 |
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1040 |
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1050 |
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| 1060—The Norman Conquest; William the Conqueror claims the throne of England in 1066 |
1060 |
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1070 |
(1079–1142)—Peter Abelard
(1098–1179)— Hildegard von Bingen |
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1080 |
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| (1096–1099)—The first Crusade |
1090 |
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1100 |
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1110 |
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1120 |
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1130 |
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1140 |
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1150 |
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1163—In Europe, dissection of the human body is discouraged by the Church
1168—University of Oxford is founded |
1160 |
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1170 |
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| (1189–1191)—The third Crusade |
1180 |
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| 1190—Islam spreads through India |
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1190 |
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| (1202–1204)—The fourth Crusade |
1200 |
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1213—Genghis Khan invades China
1215—The Magna Carta is signed
(1218–1221)—The fifth Crusade |
1210 |
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(1228
1229)—The sixth Crusade |
1220 |
(1225
1274)—Thomas Aquinas |
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1230 |
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(1248
1250)—The seventh Crusade |
1240 |
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1247—World’s first mental hospital, Bethlehem Royal Hospital, opens in London |
| 1252—The beginning of the Inquisition |
1250 |
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1260 |
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1264—Thomas Aquinas publishes Suntnta Theologica |
| 1275—Marco Polo reaches China |
1270 |
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1280 |
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1290 |
(1290–1350)—William of Occum |
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1300 |
(1304–1374)—Francesco Petrarch |
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1310 |
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1320 |
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1333—The Black Death begins in China
1337—The Hundred Years’ War begins |
1330 |
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| 1348—The Black Death reaches Europe |
1340 |
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1350 |
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1360 |
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1370 |
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1380 |
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1390 |
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1400 |
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1410 |
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1420 |
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1431—Joan of Arc is burned at the stake
1438—Johann Gutenberg develops the printing press |
1430 |
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1440 |
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| 1453—The Hundred Years’ War ends |
1450 |
(1452-1519)—Leonardo da Vinci |
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1460 |
(1469–1527)—Niccolo Machiavelli |
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| 1474—William Caxton prints the first book in English |
1470 |
(1473–1543)—Nicolas Copernicus |
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| 1478—The Spanish Inquisition begins |
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| 1480—Ivan III unites the Russian nation and strengthens the authority of the monarchy |
1480 |
(1483–1546)—Martin Luther |
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| 1492—Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas |
1490 |
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1500 |
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1506—The term “psichiologia” is first used by Marco Marulik |
1513—Niccolo Machiavelli publishes The Prince
1517—The beginning of the Protestant Reformation
1519—Spain invades Mexico |
1510 |
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1520 |
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1524—Marco Marulik publishes The Psychology of Human Thought Volume 1 |
1533—Ivan the Terrible becomes the first Russian Czar
1534—The Church of England is founded by Henry VIII |
1530 |
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1540 |
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| 1558—Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England |
1550 |
(1552–1610)—Matteo Ricci |
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| 1564—The birth of William Shakespeare |
1560 |
(1561
1626)—Francis Bacon |
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(1564
1642)—Galileo Galilei |
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1570 |
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| 1587—Virginia Dare is born; the first child of English parents born in America |
1580 |
(1582–1649)—Julius Alenis
(1582–1649)—Franciscus Sambiasi
(1588–1679)—Thomas Hobbes |
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1590 |
(1596–1650)—René Descartes |
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1600 |
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1605—Francis Bacon publishes The Proficiency and Advancement of Learning |
| 1616—William Harvey develops model of the human circulatory system The King James Bible is published |
1610 |
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1620 |
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| 1632—Galileo publishes Dialogue on the Two Great Systems of the World |
1630 |
(1632–1677)—Baruch Spinoza |
1637—René Descartes publishes Discourse on Method |
| 1636—Harvard University is founded |
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(1632–1690)—John Locke |
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1640 |
(1642–1727)—Isaac Newton |
1649—René Descartes theorizes total separation of body and soul in Passions of the Soul |
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1650 |
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1651—Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan |
| 1660—The beginning of the Restoration period in England |
1660 |
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| 1664—The Royal Society founds the journal Philosophical Transactions, the oldest existing scienjpgic journal |
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| 1675—The Greenwich Observatory is founded |
1670 |
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1680 |
(1685–1753)—George Berkeley |
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1690 |
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1690—John Locke publishes An Essay Concerning Human Understanding |
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1700 |
(1705–1757)—David Hartley |
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1710 |
(1711–1776)—David Hume |
1709—George Berkeley publishes An Essay Toward a New Theory of Vision |
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1720 |
(1724–1804)—Immanuel Kant |
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1730 |
(1734–1815)—Franz Anton Mesmer |
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1740 |
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1745—Julien Offray de La Mettrie publishes The Natural History of the Soul |
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1748—David Hume publishes An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding |
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1748—Julien Offray de La Mettrie publishes L’Homme Machine |
| 1755—Moscow State University is founded |
1750 |
(1751–1825)—Marquis de Puysegur |
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| 1756—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born |
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(1758–1832)—Franz Joseph Gall |
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1760 |
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1765—Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz publishes New Essays on the Human Understanding |
| 1776—The Declaration of Independence is signed |
1770 |
(1774–1842)—Robert Whytt
(1774–1842)—Charles Bell |
1774—Franz Mesmer performs his first cure using “animal magnetism” |
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1780 |
(1783–1855)—Francois Magendie |
1782—Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of the Pure Reason
1786—Luigi Galvani reports results of experiments on stimulation of muscles of the frog through application of electrical pulse
1789—Thomas Malthus publishes An Essay on the Principle of Population |
(1792–1795)—The French Revolution
1799–The Rosetta Stone is discovered |
1790 |
(1794–1867)—Mane-Jean Pierre Flourens |
1790—Erasmus Darwin produces theory of human behavior and experience |
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1800 |
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1801 |
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1802 |
(1802–1887)—Dorothea Lynde Dix |
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1803 |
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1804 |
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1805 |
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1806 |
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1807 |
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1808 |
(1808–1858)—Johannes Müller |
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1809 |
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Franz Thomas Gall and Johann Kaspar Spurzheim publish Recherches sur le System Nerveux |
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1810 |
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1811 |
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Sir Charles Bell describes at a dinner party the anatomical separation of sensory and motor function of the spinal cord |
| The War of 1812 |
1812 |
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1813 |
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1814 |
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| Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo |
1815 |
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1816 |
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| Establishment of the New York Stock and Exchange Board |
1817 |
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1818 |
(1881–1903)—Alexander Bain |
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1819 |
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1820 |
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1821 |
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1822 |
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Francois Magendie publishes article postulating separation of sensory and motor function of the spinal cord |
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1823 |
(1823–1860)—Phineas Gage |
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1824 |
(1824–1880)—Pierre-Paul Broca |
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1825 |
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1826 |
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1827 |
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1828 |
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1829 |
(1829–1905)—Ivan Michailovich Sechenov |
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| The U.S. Congress makes abortion a statutory crime |
1830 |
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1831 |
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1832 |
(1832–1920)—Wilhelm Wundt |
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1833 |
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1834 |
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1835 |
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1836 |
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| Queen Victoria of England begins her 64-year reign |
1837 |
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1838 |
(1838–1917)—Franz Brentano |
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1839 |
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1840 |
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1841 |
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1842 |
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1843 |
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John Stuart Mill publishes A System of Logic |
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1844 |
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1845 |
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1846 |
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1847 |
(1847–1930)—Christine Ladd-Franklin |
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| Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto A Women’s Rights Convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY |
1848 |
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1849 |
(1849–1936)—Ivan Pavlov |
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1850 |
(1850–1909)—Hermann Ebbinghaus |
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1851 |
(1851–1943)—Lillien Jane Martin |
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1852 |
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1853 |
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1854 |
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1855 |
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1856 |
(1856–1939)—Sigmund Freud |
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1857 |
(1857–1927)—Vladimir Bekhterev |
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1858 |
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Wilhelm Wundt becomes assistant to Hermann von Helmhotz |
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1859 |
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Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of the Species |
The American Civil War begins
New York State passes a law allowing women to collect their own wages, mount lawsuits, and inherit property from their husbands |
1860 |
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1861 |
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Paul Broca demonstrates localization of speech functions in the left frontal lobe of the brain |
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1862 |
(1862–1915)—Oswald Kulpe
(1862–1936)— Georgy Chelpanov |
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| Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation |
1863 |
(1863–1930)—Mary Whiton Calkins |
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1864 |
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| The American Civil War ends |
1865 |
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| The 13th Amendment prohibiting slavery is rajpgied in the U.S. |
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1866 |
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1867 |
(1867–1927)—Edward Bradford Titchener |
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1868 |
(1868–1940)—Cai Yuanpei |
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| Wyoming Territory becomes the first American political body that allows women to vote |
1869 |
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Francis Galton publishes Hereditary Genius and first employs the concept of normal distribution for purposes of classification |
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1870 |
(1870–1937)—Alfred Adler
(1870–1952)—Maria Montessori |
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1871 |
(1871–1939)—Margaret Floy Washburn |
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1872 |
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Jean Marie Charcot begins to teach in La Salpetriere |
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1873 |
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1874 |
(1874–1949)—Edward Lee Thorndike |
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1875 |
(1875–1961)—Carl Jung |
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| The telephone is patented by Alexander Graham Bell |
1876 |
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1877 |
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1878 |
(1878–1972)—Lillian Moller Gilbreth |
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1879 |
(1879–1957)—Konstantin Kornilov
(1879–1985)—Ernest Jones |
Wilhelm Wundt establishes first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany Francis Galton utilizes the method of word association Lightner Witmer is first to use the term “clinical psychology” |
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1880 |
(1880–1943)—Max Wertheimer |
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1881 |
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Max Friedrich is the first recipient of a doctoral degree in experimental psychology |
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1882 |
(1882–1960)—Melame Klein |
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1883 |
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Johns Hopkins University establishes first American psychology laboratory |
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Wilhelm Wundt establishes the journal Philosophische Studien |
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1884 |
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1885 |
(1885–1952)—Karen Horney |
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| The Vermont Legislature passes a bill granting women suffrage |
1886 |
(1886–1939)—Leta Stetter Hollingworth
(1886–1941)—Kurt Koffka |
Vladimir Bekterev founds the first Russian psychology laboratory |
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1887 |
(1887–1967)—Wolfgang Köhler |
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| Chromosomes are visualized for the first time |
1888 |
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James McKeen Cattell becomes the first American professor of psychology |
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1889 |
(1889–1960)—Sergie Rubinstein |
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(1889–1964)—W. R. D. Fairbairn |
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1890 |
(1890–1947)—Kurt Lewin
(1890–1970)—Ai Wei |
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1891 |
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1892 |
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The American Psychological Association is founded Christine Ladd Franklin completes the doctoral program in psychology |
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1893 |
(1893–1988)—Henry Murray |
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1894 |
(1894–1970)—Heinz Hartmann
(1894–1970) Lu Zhiwei |
J. M. Cattell and J. M. Baldwin found the journal Psychological Review Margaret Floy Washburn becomes the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology |
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1895 |
(1895–1954)—Francis Cecil Sumner
(1895–1982)—Anna Freud |
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| The first modern Olympics are held in Athens, Greece |
1896 |
(1896–1934)—Lev Vygotsky
(1896–1966)—Nikolai Bernstein
(1896–1971)— D.W. Winnicott
(1896–1987)—Mary Cover Jones |
Lightner Witmer establishes the first psychological clinic in America at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Guglielmo Marconi achieves long distance radio transmission |
1897 |
(1897–1967)—Gordon Allport
(1897–1985)—Margaret Mahler |
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1898 |
(1898–1970)—Kuo Zing Yang |
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1899 |
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1900 |
(1900–1980)—Erich Fromm |
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1901 |
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Pierre Janet and George Dumas found the French |
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Psychological Society |
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1902 |
(1902—?)—Chen Li
(1902–1977)—Alexander Luria
(1902–1987)—Carl Rogers
(1902–1994)—Erik Erikson |
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| The Wright Brothers make the first successful flight in an airplane |
1903 |
(1903–1979)—Alexei Leontiev |
First Japanese psychology laboratory established at Tokyo University |
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1904 |
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James Ward and W H. Rivers launch the British Journal of Psychology |
| Albert Einstein proposes a special theory of relativity |
1905 |
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Mary Whiton Calkins becomes the first woman president of the American Psychological Association |
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1906 |
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James McKeen Cattell publishes first edition of American Men of Science Ivan Pavlov publishes his research on classical conditioning |
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1907 |
(1907–1996)—Evelyn Hooker |
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1908 |
(1908–1970)—Abraham Maslow
(1908–2001)—Anne Anastasi |
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| The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded |
1909 |
(1909–1994)—Rollo May |
Sigmund Freud and C. G. Jung travel to Clark University in the United States |
| China abolishes slavery |
1910 |
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The Journal of Education Psychology is founded |
| The Kansas attorney general rules women may wear trousers |
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Sigmund Freud publishes The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis |
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1911 |
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A. A. Brill founds the Psychoanalytical Association of New York The Journal of Animal Behavior is established |
| Hsuan-t’ung, the last emperor of China, abdicates |
1912 |
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Max Wertheimer publishes the article Experimental Studies of the Perception of Movement |
| The first refrigerator for domestic use is produced in Chicago |
1913 |
(1913–1981)—Heinz Kohut
(1913–1999)—Mary Salter Ainsworth |
John Watson publishes Psychology as a Behaviorist Views It Wolfgang Kohler begins conducting studies with chimpanzees in Tenerife |
| (1914−1918) World War I |
1914 |
(1914–2005)—Kenneth B. Clark |
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1915 |
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India establishes its first psychology department at Calcutta University |
| The first birth control clinic in the U.S. opens in Brooklyn, NY Jeanette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives |
1916 |
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The Journal of Experimental Psychology is established Enrique Aragon establishes the first Mexican psychology laboratory |
| (1917–1922)—The Russian Revolution Frozen food processing is invented in the U.S. |
1917 |
(1917–1983)—Mamie Phipps Clark |
The Journal of Applied Psychology is established The American Association of Clinical Psychology separates from APA Cai Yuanpie establishes the first Chinese psychology laboratory at Beijing University |
| The Pulitzer Prize is established The Russian Communist Party is founded |
1918 |
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Robert S. Woodworth publishes Dynamic Psychology, in which he introduces the concept of drive Mary Whiton Calkins becomes the first woman president of the American Philosophical Association |
| Benito Mussolini founds the Italian Fascist Party |
1919 |
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| The 19th Amendment gives women in the U.S. the right to vote |
1920 |
(1920–1992)—Carolyn Attneave |
John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner publish Conditioned Emotional Reactions First Chinese independent department of psychology established at Nanjing University |
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1921 |
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Köhler, Koffka, and Wertheimer establish the journal Psychologische Forschüng |
| The first Australian psychology department is established at the University of Sydney |
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1922 |
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1923 |
(1923–2015) Janet Spence |
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| Joseph Stalin becomes leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union |
1924 |
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The Indian Psychological Association is established |
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1925 |
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| The Jazz Singer, the first talking film, debuts |
1926 |
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| The Stock Market Crash of October 24 sparks the Great Depression |
1927 |
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| Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop solo transatlantic flight |
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1928 |
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1929 |
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Edward Boring publishes A History of Experimental Psychology |
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1930 |
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1931 |
(1931–2001)—Martha Bernal |
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1932 |
(1932—present)—Florence Denmark |
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| 1933 |
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(1933–1998)—Dalmas A. Taylor |
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1934 |
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The first psychological clinic in Egypt is founded at the Higher Institute of Education |
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1935 |
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1936 |
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| New York State law allows women to serve as jurors |
1937 |
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| 1938 |
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| (1939−1945) World War II |
1939 |
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The Canadian Psychological Association is established |
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1940 |
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| The U.S. enters World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 |
1941 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
(1944–2014) Sandra Bern
(1944—present)—Elizabeth Loftus
(1944—present)—Stanley Sue |
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| The United Nations is established The Arab League is founded Tupperware is first marketed |
1945 |
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The first U.S. state law for cerjpgication or licensure of psychologists is signed by the governor of Connecticut |
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1946 |
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The first issue of American Psychologist is published The Korean Psychological Association is established |
| India gains independence from Great Britain |
1947 |
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The Egyptian Association for Psychological Societies is established |
| Israel is created as the Jewish homeland The Universal Declaration of Human Rights passes the UN General Assembly |
1948 |
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| The Soviet Union explodes an atomic bomb ushering in the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. NATO is formed |
1949 |
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The Boulder Conference outlines a scientist-practitioner model for clinical psychology |
| Apartheid is established in South Africa The Korean War begins |
1950 |
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The Israel Psychological Association is established |
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1951 |
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The International Union of Psychological Science (UPS) is founded |
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1952 |
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DSM-I is published by The American Psychiatric Association |
| The execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg |
1953 |
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The American Association of Psychology publishes the first Code of Ethics of Psychologists |
| The first TV dinners are sold in the U.S. |
1954 |
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| Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to take a seat at the back of a public bus; her action sparks the Civil Rights Movement |
1955 |
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| The first transistorized computer is completed at MIT |
1956 |
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1957 |
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1958 |
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The Czechoslovak Psychological Society and the Slovak Psychological Society are founded |
| Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba |
1959 |
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1960 |
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Mexico establishes its first school of professional psychology |
| Soviets construct the Berlin Wall in Germany The U.S. military buildup in Vietnam begins with combat advisors. President John F. Kennedy declares that they will respond if fired upon |
1961 |
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The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is established |
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1962 |
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The Psychological Association of the Philippines is established |
| John F. Kennedy is assassinated |
1963 |
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| The U.S. Civil Rights Act is passed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show |
1964 |
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Humanistic psychology emerges as the “third force” in psychology |
| First American combat troops arrive in Vietnam |
1965 |
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The military regime dissolves the Department of Psychology at the Universidade de Brasilia in Brazil |
| China’s Cultural Revolution begins |
1966 |
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The first master’s program in humanistic psychology is established at Sonoma State College The study of psychology is banned in China: The Chinese Institute of Psychology is closed, all publication of psychology journals and books in China is stopped |
| Microwave ovens become available for home use |
1967 |
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1968 |
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The Department of Psychology is established at the University of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Psychological Society is established
The Psychological Association of Iran is established
The Korean Journal of Psychology is established
The Pakistan Psychological Association is established The first Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree program in Clinical Psychology is established at the University of Illinois |
Americans land on the moon
The largest antiwar demonstration ever held in Washington, DC, protests the Vietnam War
Honeywell releases the H316 “Kitchen Computer,” the first home computer, priced at U.S. $10,600 in the Neiman Marcus catalog |
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| Four students are killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio. The killings sparked hundreds of protest activities across college campuses in the U.S. |
1970 |
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1971 |
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| U.S. Congress passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act |
1972 |
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U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion for women up to six months pregnant
The last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam |
1973 |
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The PsyD degree is endorsed for professional practice at the APA Conference in Vail, Colorado |
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The Journal of Black Psychology is established |
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1975 |
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| The trade name “Microsoft” is registered |
1976 |
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1977 |
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The Muslim fundamentalist revolution in Iran ousts the shah and establishes the rule of Ayatollah Khomeini
The first test-tube-fertilized infant is born in England |
1978 |
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The Columbian Society of Psychology is established
The Chinese Society of Psychology is re-established |
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1979 |
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| (1980–1989) Iran–Iraq War |
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It is estimated that one in ten doctorates granted in the U.S. is in psychology |
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1981 |
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M. Rosenzweig estimates the total number of psychologists in the world to be around 260,000
APA has approximately 50,500 members |
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1982 |
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1983 |
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1984 |
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| Mikhail Gorbachev assumes power in the Soviet Union |
1985 |
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| The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes during liftoff |
1986 |
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1987 |
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1988 |
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| The Berlin Wall is torn down |
1989 |
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| Iraq invades Kuwait triggering U.S. involvement in what becomes known as “The Gulf War” |
1990 |
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1991 |
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1992 |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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1995 |
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The European Federation of Professional Psychologists
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1996 |
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1997 |
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1998 |
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Martin E. P. Seligman coins the term “Positive Psychology” to describe an alternative vision for psychology, less focused on treatment of pathology, which explores instead the more positive end of the continuum of human behavior and experience |
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1999 |
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Martin E. P. Seligman teaches the first undergraduate seminar on “Positive Psychology” |
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2000 |
Hillary Clinton enters N.Y. Senate Race Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia |
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2001 |
Terrorists attack U.S., ram jetliners into World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and crash a highjacked plane about 80 miles from Pittsburgh (nearly 3,000 people killed as a result of the attacks) |
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2002 |
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Psychologist Daniel Kahneman awarded Nobel Prize in Economics |
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2003 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
Nancy Pelosi first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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American Psychiatric Association releases Draft of the DSM, Diagnostic Statistical 1 Manual, for comment and critique |
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2011 |
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President Barack Obama wins a significant victory for his second term in office |
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2013 |
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President Barack Obama announced the ten-year Brain Initiative to map the activity of every neuron in the human brain |
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2014 |
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Brenda Milner and colleagues received the Kavil Prize in Neuroscience for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition The genetic marker associated with the development of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been idenjpgied |
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Pope Francis makes first visit to U.S., only the fourth pope to ever visit the U.S. |
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